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Dwarf Gorse

Ulex minor

589Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
27Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb3
Mar15
Apr20
May66
Jun67
Jul93
Aug162
Sep122
Oct28
Nov2
Dec2

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Surrey England150
2Dorset England32
3West Berkshire England8
4Cornwall England3
5Gloucestershire England3
6Powys Wales3
7Isle of Wight England3
8Portsmouth England3
9Wirral England3
10Suffolk England2
11Oxfordshire England2
12Cumbria England2
13Gwynedd Wales2
14Fife Scotland2
15Conwy Wales2
534 England1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 27 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
589
Peak month
August
Counties with records
27
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Ulex minor
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,667
Most recorded in
Surrey
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Ulex
Name with authority
Ulex minor Roth
Contributing datasets
15

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q793774 · GBIF 2951968