Calflora Taxon Report
Ulex europaeus L.
Common gorse
Ulex europaeus is a shrub that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: high

Synonyms  
Ulex europaeaJEPS
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
redone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Accepted by: JEPS + POWO + PLANTS
Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot

Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

FEIS: DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE: "Gorse was introduced as an ornamental in Oregon in the late 19th century, and has since spread widely in coastal areas from California to British Columbia"

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