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Ulex europaeus L.
Gorse

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 2:741 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, rigid, spinescent shrub, to 3 m high. Fl. yellow, Feb or Jul or Sep. Roadsides, planted as a hedge.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 August 2007
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Katanning, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Katanning, Kent, Perth.