Common name: Western Gorse
Scientific name: Ulex gallii 金荊豆
Genus: Ulex 荊豆屬
Family: Fabaceae 豆科, legume, pea or bean family
Origin: native
Date: 30th Aug
Date: 30th Aug
stem of an old shrub
developing spines
very young flower buds; spines with slightly grooves
flower buds
orange-yellow flowers
wings (if straighten out) are longer than keel
pods