Ulex europaeus  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to:
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classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Fabales Family:
Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Genus: Ulex Species: U. europaeus
Binomial name Ulex europaeus  Ulex europaeus (gorse, common
gorse, furze or whin) is a species of flowering plant in the
family Fabaceae, native to portions of Europe from the northern
United Kingdom south to Portugal, and from the western Republic
of Ireland east to Galicia in Poland and Ukraine.   Common gorse
in flower  Growing to 2–3 metres (7–10 ft) tall, it is an
evergreen shrub. The young stems are green, with the shoots and
leaves modified into green spines, 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.2 in)
long. Young seedlings produce normal leaves for the first few
months; these are trifoliate, resembling a small clover leaf.
Invasive Species[edit]  The species has been introduced to other
areas of Europe, and