Western Gorse

Western Gorse, Abbotsbury Castle
(hill-top heath), Dorset

Branches with flowers

Close-up of flowers

Stems - mainly upright

Close-up of densely spinous stem

Extensive cover in August - height 80cm approx.

Clumps covered in pods in March

Closer view of stems with pods in March

Western Gorse on a heath in Cornwall in September