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Ulex europaeus
(Fabaceae)

furze, gorse, whin

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Gorse (Ulex europaeus is a thorny shrub with inch-long sharp spines that grows up to 6 feet tall. Gorse produces numerous bright yellow flowers, 1/3 to 1/2 inches long, that smell faintly of coconut.  (source)


Species description or overview

Ulex europaeus as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Ulex europaeus as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Ulex europaeus information from PIER
Information on Ulex europaeus as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Ulex europaeus
Nomenclatural information about Ulex europaeus is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Ulex europaeus
Nomenclatural information about Ulex europaeus is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Ulex europaeus
Nomenclatural information about Ulex europaeus is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Ulex europaeus as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Ulex europaeus as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Ulex europaeus (Fabaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Ulex europaeus as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).


Control methods

Ulex europaeus as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Ulex europaeus as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Summaries of herbicide trials for pasture, range, and non-cropland weed control -1999 View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Herbicide trials compare herbicides and methods of application on a variety of weedy species in Hawaii (University of Hawaii).

Herbicidal weed control methods for pastures and natural areas of Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This comprehensive review of herbicide application methods includes calculations for formulations, and appendices listing herbicides registered for use in Hawaii and their toxicities (University of Hawaii, 2002).


Images

Images of Ulex europaeus (Fabaceae) (gorse)
Links to high-resolution free images of Ulex europaeus (Fabaceae) (gorse) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Ulex europaeus
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

Ulex europaeus images from PIER
Images of Ulex europaeus provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Ulex europaeus
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Ulex europaeus as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Ulex europaeus as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).


Books

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)  new posting 
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Invasive plants of California's wildlands  new posting 
Bossard, Carla C., John M. Randall, and Marc C. Hoshovsky (eds.) 2000. Invasive plants of California's wildlands. University of California Press. 360 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-520-22547-3. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Weeds of the West  new posting 
Whitson, Tom D., Larry C. Burrill, Steven A. Dewey, David W. Cudney, B.E. Nelson, Richard D. Lee, and Robert Parker. Whitson, Tom D. (ed.) 2001. Weeds of the West. 9th ed. Laramie: University of Wyoming. ISBN: 0-941570-13-4. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).


Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research  new posting 
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy  new posting 
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide  new posting 
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens  new posting 
Dawson, Wayne, Ahmed S. Mndolwa, David F. R. P. Burslem, and Philip E. Hulme. 2008. Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens. Biodiversity Conservation. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008. ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).


Bibliography

References for Ulex europaeus
Bibliographic references for Ulex europaeus are provided by HEAR.


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