Genista anglica
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| Genista anglica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Genista |
| Species: | G. anglica |
| Binomial name | |
| Genista anglica | |
Genista anglica, the petty whin,[1] needle furze or needle whin, is a shrubby flowering plant of the family Fabaceae which can be found in Europe. In Great Britain, it is found in Cornwall, Wales and eastern Scotland. It is 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high.[2] The plant benefits from growing in low nutrients, high moisture soil[3] . It has also been shown it is susceptible to atmospheric nitrogen poisoning[4].
References
[edit]- ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Genista anglica". UK Wildflowers. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ↑ https://bsbi.org/learn/resources/species-accounts/genista-anglica
- ↑ Stevens, Carly J.; Manning, Pete; Van den Berg, Leon J. L.; De Graaf, Maaike C. C.; Wamelink, G. W. Weiger; Boxman, Andries W.; Bleeker, Albert; Vergeer, Philippine; Arroniz-Crespo, Maria; Limpens, Juul; Lamers, Leon P. M.; Bobbink, Roland and Dorland, Edu (2011). Ecosystem responses to reduced and oxidised nitrogen inputs in European terrestrial habitats. Environmental Pollution, 159(3) pp. 665–676.
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