Fabaceae

Ulex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 741 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. Europe to W. & Central Medit.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Baleares, Belgium, Corse, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland

Introduced into:

Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Ascension, Austria, Azores, Bangladesh, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Crozet Is., Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mauritius, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norway, Oregon, Panamá, Poland, Queensland, Réunion, South Australia, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sweden, Tanzania, Tasmania, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Uruguay, Victoria, West Himalaya, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Willkomm, H.M. [229] Spain K000227016 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sellow [1137] Brazil K000893607 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Spain K000227018 Unknown Type Material Yes
Willkomm [519] Spain K000227019 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cosson, E. [s.n.] Algeria K000227009 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Morocco K000227017 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0