Entire-Petalled Gorse vs hairy greenweed

Genista holopetala compared with Genista pilosa

Key Differences

• Entire-Petalled Gorse is Data Deficient while hairy greenweed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Entire-Petalled Gorse	hairy greenweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Genista	Genista
Species	Genista holopetala	Genista pilosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Entire-Petalled Gorse and hairy greenweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Genista.

Conservation Status

Entire-Petalled Gorse

DD — Data Deficient

hairy greenweed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Entire-Petalled Gorse	hairy greenweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Entire-Petalled Gorse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

hairy greenweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Latvia, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.