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Gorse

Flowering Plants

Ulex europaeus, commonly known as gorse, common gorse, furze or whin, is a thorny, evergreen flowering shrub native to western Europe.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Evergreen shrub with green young stems, the shoots and leaves modified into green spines 1-3 cm long 1
Scientific Name
Ulex europaeus 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Fabaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Gorse
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Sources
1. Ulex europaeus - Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    Ulex europaeus, commonly known as gorse, common gorse, furze or whin
  • Infobox, Conservation status
    Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
  • Description
    The young stems are green, with the shoots and leaves modified into green spines
  • flowering plant native to Western Europe
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 286037
    Ulex europaeus, commonly known as gorse, common gorse, furze or whin, is a species of flowering plant native to Western Europe.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 286037
    The species has been introduced to other areas of Europe, and also to the Americas, New Zealand, South Africa, and Australia, where it is often considered a weed and is a serious problem invasive spec
View the Source
Wikidata: Gorse
  • Wikidata Q161794, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Fabaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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