Ulex europaeus L., (gorse, furze, whin)

31 Jan 1999 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species: Ulex europaeus (Gorse, Furze, Whin)
Genus: Ulex (gorses)
Subfamily: FABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
Family: FABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
Order: FABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
Subclass: EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class: MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum: TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom: PLANTAE (plants)
Domain: Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life: BIOTA (living things)

Ulex europaeus is also a member of:
Broadleaved shrubs - broadleaved shrubs (via Ulex)
Broadleaved trees and shrubs - broadleaved trees and shrubs (via Broadleaved shrubs)
Trees and shrubs - trees and shrubs, including conifers (via Broadleaved shrubs)
Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants - trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers (via Broadleaved shrubs)
Xylophytes - broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers (via Broadleaved trees and shrubs)
Herbaceous Plants - herbaceous plants (via Faboideae)

Found as	Plant
Date	31 January 1999
OS grid ref	OSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon	51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice County	Berks, VC no: 22
Country	England

Notes: Pollen: 45µm, with 3 pores, inflated triangular, minute golden oil-drops on outside.

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Ulex europaeus L., (gorse, furze, whin)

31 Jan 1999 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Ulex europaeus is also a member of:

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