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Details for: Ulex europaeus
Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).

Name: Ulex europaeus L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 741. 1753
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Rosanae
                         Ordo - Fabales Bromhead
                              Familia - Fabaceae Lindl.
                                   Tribus - Genisteae
                                        Genus - Ulex L.
                                            
Geo-Search:
Synonyms: Ulex armoricanus Mabille
Ulex compositus Moench
Ulex floridus Salisb.
Ulex hibernicus G. Don
Ulex major Thore
Ulex opistholepis Webb
Ulex strictus J. Mackay
Ulex vernalis Thore
Included taxa: Ulex europaeus L. subsp. europaeus
Ulex europaeus subsp. latebracteatus (Mariz) Rothm.
 
Common names: abolaga (Spanish, Castillian), abulaga (Spanish, Castillian), Ajonc D’Europe (French), Ajonc Epineux (), albar (Spanish, Castillian), Aliaga (), aliaga (Spanish, Castillian), aliaga de Europa (Spanish, Castillian), alisapa (Spanish, Castillian), argelaga (Catalan), argelaga de bosc (Catalan), argelaga de bosch (Catalan), argilagues (Catalan), árgoma (Asturian), argoma (Galician), argoma (Spanish, Castillian), árgoma (Spanish, Castillian), argoma de Santander (Spanish, Castillian), argoma gallega (Spanish, Castillian), arguilagues (Catalan), árguma (Asturian), árguma (Spanish, Castillian), arnaz (Galician), arnaz (Spanish, Castillian), arnello (Spanish, Castillian), arnelo (Galician), arnelo (Portuguese), arnelo (Spanish, Castillian), arnio (Galician), arnio (Portuguese), aulaga (Spanish, Castillian), aulaga común (Spanish, Castillian), borxon (Galician), cacadavas (Asturian), cádava (Spanish, Castillian), cadavas (Asturian), cadaves (Asturian), cádaves (Asturian), Carqueja (), cotolla (Asturian), cotolla (Spanish, Castillian), cotoya (Asturian), elarra (Euskera), erratza (Euskera), escajo (Spanish, Castillian), Espino Amarillo (), fouxo (Galician), Furze (English), gándaras (Asturian), Gaspeldorn (German), gateño (Galician), gateño (Portuguese), gateño (Spanish, Castillian), gatosa (Catalan), gatosa europea (Catalan), Genet (), Gorse (English), guiri (Spanish, Castillian), Heckensame (German), iscaju (Spanish, Castillian), jabulaga (Spanish, Castillian), kiru (Euskera), Kolyuchi Drok (Russian), Maticorena (), navia de toxo (Asturian), olaga (Spanish, Castillian), ollaga (Spanish, Castillian), ota (Euskera), otaca (Euskera), otaka (Euskera), otalera (Euskera), otalora (Euskera), ote (Euskera), ote zuri (Euskera), otea (Euskera), otezuria (Euskera), otezuriya (Euskera), othe (Euskera), otia (Euskera), quiruba (Euskera), rebolla (Spanish, Castillian), rozo (Spanish, Castillian), rozu (Asturian), Stechginster (German), tocho (Spanish, Castillian), tocio (Spanish, Castillian), toco (Spanish, Castillian), toiso (Spanish, Castillian), toitso (Spanish, Castillian), toixo (Galician), toixo (Spanish, Castillian), Tojo (), tojo (Galician), tojo (Portuguese), tojo (Spanish, Castillian), tojo arnal (Portuguese), tojo de Galicia (Spanish, Castillian), tojo-arnal (Galician), tojo-arnal (Portuguese), tojo-bravo (Portuguese), toujo (Portuguese), toxeira (Galician), toxo (Asturian), toxo (Galician), toxo (Spanish, Castillian), toxo albar (Galician), toxo albar (Portuguese), toxo albariño (Galician), toxo arnal (Galician), toxo arnao (Galician), toxo arnaz (Galician), toxo arnaz (Portuguese), toxo arnello (Galician), toxo arnelo (Galician), toxo arnesto (Galician), toxo arnio (Galician), toxo asnal (Galician), toxo asnal (Portuguese), toxo branco (Galician), toxo bravo (Asturian), toxo bravo (Galician), toxo bravo (Portuguese), toxo cachas (Galician), toxo cachás (Galician), toxo cachás (Portuguese), toxo cachudo (Galician), toxo común (Galician), toxo da mariña (Galician), toxo gateño (Galician), toxo gateño (Portuguese), toxo macho (Galician), toxo manso (Asturian), toxo molar (Galician), toxo molar (Portuguese), toxo molariño (Galician), toxo molariño (Portuguese), toxu (Asturian), toyo (Spanish, Castillian), ulaga (Spanish, Castillian), Uleks Evropeiski (Russian), Utyosnik (Russian), Utyosnik Evropeiski (Russian), Whin (English)[Credits]
Conservation Status: Not Threatened
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: dAg Br Co Ga(F) Ge Hb(E) He Ho Hs(S) It Lu dTu(A E) [Au(A) Az Be(B) Cy Cz Da Gg(A D G) Md No Su Uk(K U)]
Use: Environmental, Forage, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Weed, Wood