Genista anglica

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Genisteae
Genus: Genista
Subgenus: G. subg. Voglera
Sectio: G. sect. Phyllospartum
Species: Genista anglica
Name

Genista anglica L. (1753)
Synonyms

Homotypic
Genista minor Lam., Fl. Franç. ed. 2 2: 615. 1795, nom. illeg.
Lissera anglica (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2, 16: 357. 1868.
Phyllobotrys anglica (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, sér. 2, 17: 195. 1869.
Scorpius anglicus (L.) Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3(2): 428. 1877 [1].
Telinaria anglica (L.) C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 566. 1845.
Genista britannica Rchb.
Spartium pusillum Salisb.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

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

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 710.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Genista anglica in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jan 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Genista anglica. Published online. Accessed: Jan 18 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Genista anglica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jan 18.
Hassler, M. 2021. Genista anglica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jan 18. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Genista anglica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
čeština: kručinka anglická
dansk: Engelsk Visse
Deutsch: Englische Ginster
English: petty whin, needle furze, needle whin
suomi: Oraväriherne
Gaeilge: piorno espiñento
hornjoserbsce: Ćěmna žandawa
Nederlands: stekelbrem
svenska: Nålginst

Genista anglica, the petty whin,[1] needle furze or needle whin, is a shrubby flowering plant of the family Fabaceae which can be found growing in Cornwall, Wales and eastern Scotland. It is 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high.[2]
References

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 April 7, 2013.