Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Ulex L., Sp. Pl. 741 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Furze; Gorse; Whin
Description
Sharply spinous shrubs. Lvs reduced to a spine-like tip or a small scale; stipules 0. Fls solitary or shortly racemose, axillary; bracts small; bracteoles small and broad, inserted below calyx, minute, or 0. Calyx membranous, usually yellowish, 2-partite with upper lip 2-toothed and lower lip 3-toothed. Corolla yellow; petals obtuse; keel hairy. Stamens monadelphous; tube entire; anthers alternately long and basifixed or short and versatile. Style somewhat curved; stigma capitate. Pod 2-valved and explosively dehiscent, 1–6-seeded; seeds strophiolate.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
Bibliography
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
