Seasonal Wild Flowers

Latin name

Ulex minor

Other names

Dwarf Furze

Family

Fabaceae

Flowering season

July to October

In the north, flowering begins later, in September.

English distribution

It occurs mainly south of the Thames from Kent to

east Dorset.

It is also found in parts of the Peak District and

near Carlisle in Cumbria.

See the BSBI distribution map for Dwarf Gorse

Habitat

It grows on heaths, heathland scrub and unmanaged

acid grassland

Description

Dwarf Gorse is a native, nitrogen-fixing, spiny, low

growing, spreading shrub, growing up to 1m.

Flowers are a paler yellow and smaller (up to 1cm)

than in Gorse or Western Gorse.

Spines are numerous, up to 1cm, and very slightly

grooved.

The stems are prostrate or arching, ridged and hairy.