Family: Fabaceae
Angiosperms: Eudicots: Rosids: Order - Fabales
Characterised by strongly irregular flowers: 5 sepals joined into a tube at the base; 5 petals consisting of an upper 'standard', 2 lateral 'wings' and a lower 'keel' formed from fused lower 2 petals; 10 stamens all united in a tube or with 9 united and 1 free contained in the keel; ovary superior with 1 style; fruit a dehiscent pod (legume) with large seeds.
Characterised by strongly irregular flowers: 5 sepals joined into a tube at the base; 5 petals consisting of an upper 'standard', 2 lateral 'wings' and a lower 'keel' formed from fused lower 2 petals; 10 stamens all united in a tube or with 9 united and 1 free contained in the keel; ovary superior with 1 style; fruit a dehiscent pod (legume) with large seeds.
Petty Whin (Genista anglica)
Spiny shrub with brown twigs, simple leaves and yellow flowers with the keel longer than the standard, found on heaths and moors.
Spiny shrub with brown twigs, simple leaves and yellow flowers with the keel longer than the standard, found on heaths and moors.