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Genista anglica L.

petty whin (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
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Genista anglica is our only Genista species to have simple (unbranched) spines; it grows in the drier sorts of heath across England, Wales, southern Scotland and the eastern Highlands.

East Boldre (VC11: South Hampshire); 2016-05-12

 petty whin / Genista anglica: _Genista anglica_ is our only _Genista_ species to have simple (unbranched) spines; it grows in the drier sorts of heath across England, Wales, southern Scotland and the eastern Highlands.

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L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne