Ulex europaeus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q161794
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Summary

Ulex europaeus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,544 views/month, #1,390 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Ulex[5]
  • Taxon name: Ulex europaeus[6]
  • Commons category: Ulex europaeus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ulex europaeus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Ulex europaeus[9]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 42(2)[10]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=40812[11]
  • Short name: U. europaeushabitad[12]
  • Taxon common name: Gewöhnlicher Stechginster[13], Common Gorse[14], Gorse[15], Gaspeldoorn[16], hlodáš evropský[17], ajonc deurope[18], Gaspeldorn[19], euroopanpiikkiherne[20], Улекс європейський[21], 荆豆[22], árgoma machu[23], cábada[24], cábadu[25], calva[26]
  • Invasive to: Shanghai[27], Australia[28], Brazil[29]
  • Smells of: coconut aroma[30]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[31]

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Identifiers

Ulex europaeus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51751[32]. Ulex europaeus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3902[33]. Ulex europaeus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 703257[34]. Ulex europaeus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2951984[35]. Ulex europaeus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27013[36].

Why It Matters

Ulex europaeus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → ulex-europaeus
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Nzpcn id, update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Invasive to → Shanghai, Australia, Brazil
    Verbaalpina id → C6330
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Verbaalpina id: C6330, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  3. 13w ago · Lajmmoore · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Smells of → coconut aroma
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Smells of: coconut aroma"
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