Common name
English: Mediterranean gorse
German: Kleinblütiger Stechginster
Portuguese: Tojo
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2141)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Ulex (3)
Epithet: parviflorus Pourret (2)
Synonyms: Ulex recurvatus Willk., Ulex scaber Kunze, Ulex welwitschianus Planch.
parviflorus => having small flowers, or smaller than the type
recurvatus => recurved, curved backwards
scaber => rough
welwitschianus => in honor of Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch (1806-1872), Austrian explorer and botanist working in Portugal and Angola
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Ulex parviflorus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [723] Ulex parviflorus - Plants For A Future database