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Genista hispanica L.

Spanish gorse (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

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Genista hispanica is a shrub from northern and eastern Spain and southern France with branched spines, often planted in gardens and amenity areas, which occasionally escapes into the wild.

Plymouth (VC3: South Devon); 2021-06-02

 Spanish gorse / Genista hispanica: _Genista hispanica_ is a shrub from northern and eastern Spain and southern France with branched spines, often planted in gardens and amenity areas, which occasionally escapes into the wild.

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