Ulex gallii Planch.
(Western Gorse)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUlex gallii (Western Gorse)
GenusUlex (gorses)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ulex gallii (Western Gorse) :
1: Ulex gallii (Western Gorse)
10 Sep 2003 OSGR: SW61 49° 60’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
Image 1: Branch - close-upImage 2: BranchesImage 3: Branches - close-upImage 4: Flowering branchImage 5: Flowering branch (2)Image 6: Flowering stemImage 7: Flowering stem - close-upImage 8: Flower - on stem - enlargedImage 9: Flowers - enlargedImage 10: Flowers - on stem - enlargedImage 11: Needle - enlargedImage 12: Needle - enlarged (2)Image 13: Needles - enlargedImage 14: Stem - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Stem tip - enlargedImage 16: Flower - side view - magnifiedImage 17: Flower - side view - magnified (2)
2: Ulex gallii (Western Gorse)
2 Aug 1971 OSGR: SX77 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Flowers - enlarged

Ulex gallii (Western Gorse) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ulex gallii (Western Gorse)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ulex gallii (Western Gorse)

Ulex gallii and Ulex europaeus are morphologically very similar. The simplest way to distinguish them is by the flowering times: U. gallii flowers late summer and autumn (7-9) whereas U. europaeus flowers winter and spring (3-6) and may even be out by Christmas.

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