Patagonia Wildflowers
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common gorse
Ulex europaeus
Ulex europaeus
common gorse Pea Family
Ulex europaeus Fabaceae
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English common name
  •common gorse
Spanish common names
  •retamo espinoso
  •árgoma
accepted scientific name
  •Ulex europaeus L.
rules for finding collection records
  Ulex europaeus (320)
family name
  • Fabaceae
Image Author: ©2014 Simon J. Tonge
Image License: CC BY
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Category: Shrubs
Flowers: Pea shaped flowers
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 0.6 to 1.0 inches
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed All Year

How Likely at this Location (30%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (54%)
base map where plant found
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Forest
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Riparian
Meadow
Grassland
Epiphyte
Native Plant Status
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native Not Native native Not Present