Flower; Celeirós, Braga, Portugal; 1/2004 © Jörn Germer
Flowering branch; Celeirós, Braga, Portugal; 1/2004 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Celeirós, Braga, Portugal; 1/2004 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 29 Date of entry: 09.11.2005 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Dwarf Gorse
German: Zwerg-Stechginster
Portuguese: Tojo-molar
Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Fabales (237)
Family: Fabaceae (237)(family description)
Genus: Ulex (3)
Epithet: minor Roth (6)
Synonyms: Ulex nanus Symons, Ulex spartioides (Webb) Nyman
minor => smaller, lesser
nanus => dwarf
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
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