BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Ulex gallii Planchon (Western Gorse)

Similar species

Ulex gallii and Ulex europaeus are morphologically very similar. The simplest way to distinguish them is by the flowering times: U. gallii: flowers late summer and autumn (7-9) whereas U. europaeus flowers winter and spring (3-6) and may even be out by Christmas.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Ulex gallii	Plant	10 September 2003	West Cornwall	England	15	2
Ulex gallii	In flower	2 August 1971	(England)	England	2

Suggested Literature

Ulex gallii may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

PLANTAE
(plants)

SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Ulex
(gorses)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Ulex gallii:

branchlet (dead)	dead branchlet is decayed by thyriothecium	Microthyrium cytisi var. ulicis-gallii - a fly speck fungus (Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae)	Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by thyriothecium	Microthyrium cytisi var. ulicis-gallii - a fly speck fungus (Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae)	Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
spine	spine is foodplant of erumpent pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph	Coniothyrium sphaerospermum - a coelomycete (Pleosporales: Leptosphaeriaceae)	Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem	stem is galled by larva	Apion scutellare - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1990

Ulex gallii may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

FABACEAE
(vetches, peas and beans - formerly Leguminosae or Papilionaceae)

Ulex
(gorses)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Morris, M.G., 1990	Orthocerous Weevils