Accession #: 200700084
Accession Date: 2007-03-20
Common name: Gorse, Furze, Prickly Broom
Family: Fabaceae
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Country of Origin: Europe
Description: The plant is a dense, muchbranched, stunted shrub, rarely attaining a height of more than 6 feet. It is evergreen, but the leaves are very minute and fall off early, not being present in the older stages, when they take the form of long, thread-like spines, which are straight and furrowed, or branching. The stem is hairy and spreading.
Uses: The leaf-buds have been used as a substitute for tea and the flowers yield a beautiful yellow dye.
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USDA Zone:
Source: Chiltern Seed
Provenance:
2007 Chiltern Catalog #1265A
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