Common name:
Western gorse
Family:
Scientific name:
Ulex gallii
Main flower color:
Range:
Wales, western England and parts of Scotland, often coastal
Height:
Up to 150 cm
Habitat:
Grassland, heaths
Flowers:
All-yellow, up to 12 mm long, with a strongly angled banner petal. The two yellow calyx lobes are similar in length to the petals; more than 9 mm. At the base are a pair of tiny bracteoles, only around 0.5 mm long
Leaves:
Awl-shaped, rigid, up to 25 mm long, smooth or with only faint grooves
Season:
July to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
