Gorse: Ulex europaeus
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Description: Photographs and description of gorse, an exotic invader from Europe and considered a noxious weed in North America.
Gorse identification - Ulex europaeus To offer a suggestion or report an error on the King County Noxious Weeds website, please contact Gorse is an exotic invader from Europe, originally introduced as an ornamental. It is a spiny evergreen shrub in the pea family, dense and stiff, forming impenetrable thickets. Vigorous stands grow outward, crowding out all other vegetation and forming a center of dry dead vegetation. This, in combination with the oil content of the plant, presents a major fire hazard. In 1936 the town of Bandon, Oregon, was burned to the ground; 14 people died and only 16 buildings remained unburned. The disaster was fueled by extensive infestations of gorse.
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| Page title: | Gorse identification - Ulex europaeus |
| Keywords: | gorse,ulex,europaeus,ornamental,fire,hazard,scotch,broom,noxious,weed,identification, Ulex europaeus, Washington State |
| Description: | Picture and description for gorse or Ulex europaeus, a noxious weed in King County, Washington State. |
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