This is a much commoner and large shrub than its cousin D. mezereon. In addition it has luxurious green leaves as well as greeny-yellow flowers so is quite different in flower in appearance from the " naked" D. mezereum. It too grows in thickets in calcareous woodland but can easily be seen from a distance as its green leaves show through the leafless trees and shrubs.
Cressbrookdale 18th March 2005
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Added on 18th March 2005