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Genista anglica

Plants

Family: Fabaceae · Genus: Genista

Genista anglica

Sten Porse · cc_by_sa

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Genista anglica, the petty whin, 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 high. The plant benefits from growing in low nutrients, high moisture soil. It has also been shown it is susceptible to atmospheric nitrogen poisoning.

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Growing details and traits for Genista anglica in the Library.

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