Gorse
Ulex europaeusWeed profile
- Perennial
- Shrub
- Weeds of National Significance (WoNS)
- Hinders movement
- Habitat: native vegetation, pastures
Impact
Spiny thickets compete with pasture and native vegetation.
Description
- Spiny, densely branched shrub to 2 metres tall.
- Twigs green, grooved, ending in spines.
- Leaves reduced to scales or spines.
- Large, golden-yellow pea flowers.
- Oblong hairy pods contain hard round seeds.