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Ulex minor Roth

dwarf gorse (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

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Ulex minor is a spiny shrub, much shorter than the common gorse, Ulex europaeus, mostly found from Dorset to Kent.

Denny Lodge (VC11: South Hampshire); 2018-09-06

 dwarf gorse / Ulex minor: _Ulex minor_ is a spiny shrub, much shorter than the common gorse, _Ulex europaeus_, mostly found from Dorset to Kent.

The spines of Ulex minor are hardly grooved and less stiff than those of Ulex europaeus, and the bracteoles at the base of each flower are much smaller.

Denny Lodge (VC11: South Hampshire); 2018-09-06

 dwarf gorse / Ulex minor: The spines of _Ulex minor_ are hardly grooved and less stiff than those of _Ulex europaeus_, and the bracteoles at the base of each flower are much smaller.

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