FabaceaeSubfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Cassieae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Tribe Detarieae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Amorpheae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Cytiseae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Desmodieae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Genisteae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Millettieae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Phaseoleae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Acacieae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Ingeae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Mimoseae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Parkieae
|
Ulex europaeus L.
- Query IPNI
- Common Name: Gorse, Furze, Prickly Broom
- Family: Fabaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Denmark to Italy, the Canaries and Azores, and in every part of Britain
- Habitat:
- Description: The plant is a dense, muchbranched, stunted shrub, rarely attaining a height of more than 6 feet. It is evergreen, but the leaves are very minute and fall off early, not being present in the older stages, when they take the form of long, thread-like spines, which are straight and furrowed, or branching. The stem is hairy and spreading.
- Uses: The leaf-buds have been used as a substitute for tea and the flowers yield a beautiful yellow dye.
Images of this accession: {and/or its current location}
Accession Data:- Accession # 200700084
- Source: Chiltern Seed
- Provenance: 2007 Chiltern Catalog #1265A
- Accession Date: 03-20-2007
- Bench: 2205 - Bio Labs - HPS
- Qty: 6 confirmed on 04-24-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Fabales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Fabaceae
- SubFamily: Faboideae
- Tribe: Genisteae
- SubTribe:
References:A Modern Herbal Website
page generated on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:09:09 -0400
|
