hairy greenweed vs Spanish Gorse

Genista pilosa compared with Genista hispanica

Key Differences

• hairy greenweed is Vulnerable while Spanish Gorse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hairy greenweed	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (бобовоцветные)	Fabales (бобовоцветные)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Genista	Genista
Species	Genista pilosa	Genista hispanica

Evolutionary Relationship

hairy greenweed and Spanish Gorse share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Genista.

Conservation Status

hairy greenweed

VU — Vulnerable

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hairy greenweed	Spanish Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium