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Genista tinctoria L.

dyer’s greenweed (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

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Genista tinctoria subsp. tinctoria is a short but erect shrub of grasslands in England and Wales, and along the Solway Firth in Scotland.

Beachy Head (VC14: East Sussex); 2016-06-21

 dyer’s greenweed / Genista tinctoria: _Genista tinctoria_ subsp. _tinctoria_ is a short but erect shrub of grasslands in England and Wales, and along the Solway Firth in Scotland.

Genista tinctoria subsp. littoralis is a rare subspecies of the coasts of Cornwall and North Devon, with broader leaves and often hairy fruits.

Kynance Cove (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies); 2016-07-18

 dyer’s greenweed / Genista tinctoria: _Genista tinctoria_ subsp. _littoralis_ is a rare subspecies of the coasts of Cornwall and North Devon, with broader leaves and often hairy fruits.

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