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This species is accepted, and its native range is W. Europe to Italy.

[ILDIS]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Mediterranean bushland & thicket
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
Vernacular
Needle Furze, Petty Whin

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[ILDIS]
Use
Environmental

Native to:

Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden

Genista anglica L. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Huter, R. [162], Italy K000829703
Huter, R. [162], Italy K000829702
Huter, R. [162], Italy K000829701
Huter, R. [162], Italy K000829704

First published in Sp. Pl.: 710 (1753)

Accepted by

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Literature

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Stace, C. (1991). New Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge Univ. Press
  • Maire, R. (Quezel, P., Ed.) (1987). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord, Vol. 16. Dicots. Leguminosae, part.
  • Polunin, O. & Smythles, B. E. (1973). Fls. of South-West Europe. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Polunin, O. (1969). Flowers of Europe. O. U. P.
  • Ross-Craig, S. (1954). Drawings of British Plants Part VII. Reprinted 1979, Vol 3.
  • Chittenden, F. J. (1951). The RHS Dictionary of Gardening II. Oxford Univ. Press

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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International Legume Database and Information Service
International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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Kew Backbone Distributions
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2021. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2021. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0