Genista anglica, the petty whin, needle furze or needle whin, is a shrubby flowering plant of the family Fabaceae which can be found in Europe. In Great Britain, it is found in Cornwall, Wales and eastern Scotland. It is high. The plant benefits from growing in low nutrients, high moisture soil https://bsbi.org/learn/resources/species-accounts/genista-anglica . It has also been shown it is susceptible to atmospheric nitrogen poisoningStevens, Carly J.; Manning, Pete; Van den Berg, Leon J. L.; De Graaf, Maaike C. C.; Wamelink, G. W. Weiger; Boxman, Andries W.; Bleeker, Albert; Vergeer, Philippine; Arroniz-Crespo, Maria; Limpens, Juul; Lamers, Leon P. M.; Bobbink, Roland and Dorland, Edu (2011). Ecosystem responses to reduced and oxidised nitrogen inputs in European terrestrial habitats. Environmental Pollution, 159(3) pp. 665–676. .
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