Blooms: April-September
Habit: shrub
Duration: perennial
Origin: Introduced
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California; also in the eastern U.S.
Habitat: Disturbed areas at low elevation, often near or along roadsides.
Habit: shrub
Duration: perennial
Origin: Introduced
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California; also in the eastern U.S.
Habitat: Disturbed areas at low elevation, often near or along roadsides.
Species Description:
General: Pubescent shrub, 1-3 m. tall, the branches greenish, prominently angled, sharply spine-tipped.
Leaves: Leaves rigid and prickly.
Flowers: Flowers pea-like, showy, borne along the short, stout, lateral branches; pedicels 3-6 mm. long; calyx 10-15 mm. long, hairy; corolla yellow, 15-20 mm. long; keel hairy along the lower margin, slightly shorter than the wings.
Fruits: Pod hairy.
General: Pubescent shrub, 1-3 m. tall, the branches greenish, prominently angled, sharply spine-tipped.
Leaves: Leaves rigid and prickly.
Flowers: Flowers pea-like, showy, borne along the short, stout, lateral branches; pedicels 3-6 mm. long; calyx 10-15 mm. long, hairy; corolla yellow, 15-20 mm. long; keel hairy along the lower margin, slightly shorter than the wings.
Fruits: Pod hairy.
Accepted Name:
Ulex europaeus L.Synonyms:
(none)
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Ulex europaeus
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Ulex europaeus specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Ulex europaeus specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Ulex europaeus treatment.
E-Flora BC: Ulex europaeus atlas page.
CalPhotos: Ulex europaeus images.
USDA Plants Database: Ulex europaeus.
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