Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum L.)—History and Perspective

The Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum L.) plant is almost a forgotten textile raw material. In this paper a review of procedures practiced in the past and nowadays for obtaining fibers from this plant is presented. New discoveries about its use as a component of special composite fibers as well as its probable benefits for the households of poorer limestone areas are discussed. Some chemical and physical properties of the fibers extracted from local plants are also reported.