Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Ulex europaeus
(Fabaceae)

furze, gorse, whin

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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  new posting 
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  new posting 
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])

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).


Full-text articles

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
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).


Other resources

Ulex europaeus as an invasive species (information from TNC)
The Nature Conservancy


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