Ulex

E209713

genus plant genus taxon

Ulex is a genus of spiny, evergreen shrubs commonly known as gorse, native to western Europe and noted for their bright yellow, pea-like flowers.

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All labels observed (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
adaptation	fire-adapted regeneration ⓘ tolerance to poor, acidic soils ⓘ
belongsTo	Fabaceae genera ⓘ
characteristic	spiny ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ
commonName	gorse ⓘ
describedAs	genus of spiny evergreen shrubs with bright yellow flowers ⓘ
economicImpact	invasive weed in some regions ⓘ
family	Fabaceae ⓘ
flowerColor	yellow ⓘ
floweringSeason	often extended or nearly year-round in mild climates ⓘ
flowerType	pea-like flowers ⓘ
growthForm	shrub ⓘ
habitat	coastal scrub ⓘ grassland margins ⓘ heathland ⓘ
introducedTo	Australia ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ North America ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafMorphology	leaves reduced and replaced by spines ⓘ
leafType	evergreen ⓘ
nativeTo	British Isles ⓘ France ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Ireland ⓘ western Europe ⓘ
nitrogenFixation	symbiotic nitrogen-fixing roots ⓘ
notableSpecies	Ulex europaeus ⓘ Ulex self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ulex gallii Ulex self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ulex minor
order	Fabales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	C3 ⓘ
plantType	evergreen shrub ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction	by resprouting after fire ⓘ by seed ⓘ
subfamily	Faboideae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
tribe	Genisteae ⓘ
use	fuel and fodder historically ⓘ hedging plant ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Faboideae → includesGenus → Ulex ⓘ

Ulex → notableSpecies → Ulex self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ulex gallii

Ulex → notableSpecies → Ulex self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ulex minor