Flores de los Caminos a Santiago

Stimulate the interest in the flora of Spain and Portugal

Ulex gallii

Ulex gallii

Popular names

Spanish: Tojo cantábrico

English: Western gorse

Dutch: Dwerggaspeldoorn

Portuguese: junco

French: Ajonc de Le Gall

German: Französischer Stechginsel

Identification: Rather sure
Camino: Camino Francés
Found between: Morgade - Portomarín
Province: Lugo
Plant size: 5-10 dm
Flower size: 11-15 mm
Flowering months: 7-10
Ecology: Heaths, pastures, scrubby banks, waste ground

Distribution map