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Genista hispanica (Spanish Gorse; Anlaga)

Synonyms:

Infraspecies

Genista hispanica hispanica
Genista hispanica occidentalis

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Pollinators [2]  Bees
Scent [2]  The flowers have a sweet refreshing perfume, like ripe apples or pineapples.
Structure [2]  Shrub
Usage [2]  Plants can be grown as a low hedge; A good ground cover for sunny positions; Plants take about 2 years to form an effective cover; They should be spaced about 60cm apart each way and can be pruned back hard if they become open or straggly with age;
Height [2]  30 inches (0.75 m)
Width [2]  4.92 feet (1.5 m)
View Plants For A Future Record : Genista hispanica

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Luberon Regional Nature Park V 406572 France  
Mendip Limestone Grasslands 1032 England, United Kingdom
Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau 360832 Wales, United Kingdom
Testa d'Alpe - Alto 3815 Italy  
Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham 12696 England, United Kingdom

Predators

Diaspidiotus labiatarum[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0