Genista anglica L.

Petty whin (en), Genêt dangleterre (fr), Petit Genêt épineux (fr), Genêt d'Angleterre (fr), Petit genêt épineux (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Genista

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 6.5-8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.5 - 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Genista anglica habit picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)
Genista anglica habit picture by Henk Van Lottum (cc-by-sa)
Genista anglica habit picture by Groupe Botanique de Bruxelles (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Genista anglica leaf picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)
Genista anglica leaf picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)
Genista anglica leaf picture by Anton Heuven (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Genista anglica flower picture by Dominique Blanc (cc-by-sa)
Genista anglica flower picture by Miguel Angel Fernandez Perez (cc-by-sa)
Genista anglica flower picture by Patrick Nard (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Genista anglica fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Genista anglica fruit picture by F M (cc-by-sa)
Genista anglica fruit picture by Patrick Nard (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Genista anglica world distribution map, present in Belgium, Germany, Denmark, France, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:495881-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213309
COL ID 3FL7S
BDTFX ID 29470
INPN ID 99721
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lissera anglica Genista anglica subvar. subinermis Scorpius anglicus Telinaria anglica Phyllobotrys anglicus Genista britannica Genista minor Spartium pusillum Genista anglica var. subinermis Genista anglica