Fabaceae
Petty whin
Genista anglica
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Genista
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Common names
By language (16)
- arz
- جينيستا انجليكا
- Asturian
- Xenista inglesa
- Catalan
- Ginestola ànglica
- Danish
- Engelsk Visse
- Dutch
- Stekelbrem
- English
- Petty whin
- French
- Genêt d'Angleterre, Genêt dangleterre, Genet d'Angleterre
- Galician
- Gatiña
- German
- Englischer Ginster
- hsb
- Ćěmna žandawa
- Japanese
- ヒトツバエニシダ属
- Polish
- Janowiec angielski
- Spanish
- Ahulaga de bonales, Listera anglica, Uña-gata
- stq
- Knapheede, Knippere
- Swedish
- Nålginst
- Welsh
- Cracheithinen
Synonyms
- Genista anglica subsp. brutia (Parl. ex Huter, Porta & Rigo) Peruzzi & Bernardo
- Genista anglica subsp. silana (Brullo, Gangale & Spamp.) Peruzzi & Bernardo
- Genista anglica subvar. subinermis Legrand
- Genista anglica var. subinermis (Legrand) Rouy
- Genista britannica Rchb.
- Genista brutia Parl. ex Huter, Porta & Rigo
- Genista minor Lam.
- Genista silana Brullo, Gangale & Spamp.
- Lissera anglica (L.) Fourr.
- Phyllobotrys anglicus (L.) Fourr.
- Scorpius anglicus Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange
- Spartium pusillum Salisb.
- Telinaria anglica C.Presl
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 76 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 11:04, 8 May 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lamiot, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Loup BT, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Loup BT, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Loup BT, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jens-Christian Svenning, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DiAuras, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.