| Dicotyledon | Literature for Ulex europaeus
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Fabaceae -- The Pea Family | Bibliography |
| Ulex europaeus | |
Common name(s): furze, gorse, whin |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Native to western Europe, cultivated as a hedge and fodder plant, widely naturalized.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on Moloka`i, Maui, Hawai`i. | |
| Habit |
Many-branched shrubs to 6-20 dm tall; young branches usually terminating in a spine, younger parts somewhat glaucous and gray to reddish brown hirsute to tomentose. |
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| Leaves |
Phyllodes 4-14 mm long, usually spine-tipped. |
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| Flowers |
Calyx yellow, 12-16(-20) mm long, densely villous, persistent; corolla yellow, 15-20 mm long. |
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| Fruit |
Pods 11-20 mm long, 6-8 mm wide, slightly compressed, densely villous. |
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| Seeds |
Seeds 1-4, brownish green, reniform. |
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| Chromosomes |
2n = 64, 96 |
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