Ulex gallii Planch., (western gorse)


10 Sep 2003 at OSGR: SW61 in West Cornwall, England

Found asPlant
Date10 September 2003
OS grid refOSGR: SW61
Lat/Lon49° 60’ N, 5° 10’ W
Vice CountyWest Cornwall, VC no: 1
CountryEngland

Notes:

Calyx length (lower sepal) 8.5, 8.5, 8, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9 (8-9mm)

Calyx teeth divergent.

Wings longer than keel.

Primary spines long.

Identification based on long primary spines and location, (all other characters point to U. minor, but this has not been unrecorded in Cornwall)

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