Common name
English: Common Gorse
German: Stechginster
Portuguese: Leiva, Tojo-bravo
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Ulex (3)
Epithet: europaeus L. (3)
Synonyms: Ulex armoricanus Mabille, Ulex compositus Moench, Ulex floridus Salisb., Ulex hibernicus G.Don, Ulex major Thore, Ulex opistholepis Webb, Ulex strictus J.Mackay, Ulex vernalis Thore
europaeus => from Europe
floridus => flowering
hibernicus => from Ireland, Irish
major => larger than the type
vernalis => flowering in spring, pertaining to spring
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Ulex europaeus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [389] Ulex europaeus - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [722] Ulex europaeus - Plants For A Future database
- [1062] Ulex europaeus - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz