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Ulex L.

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Ulex L., Sp. Pl. 741 (1753)
Ulex L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
741
ICN
Ulex L.
genus
Ulex

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Ulex

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Ulex L.

Sharply spinous shrubs. Lvs reduced to a spine-like tip or a small scale; stipules 0. Fls solitary or shortly racemose, axillary; bracts small; bracteoles small and broad, inserted below calyx, minute, or 0. Calyx membranous, usually yellowish, 2-partite with upper lip 2-toothed and lower lip 3-toothed. Corolla yellow; petals obtuse; keel hairy. Stamens monadelphous; tube entire; anthers alternately long and basifixed or short and versatile. Style somewhat curved; stigma capitate. Pod 2-valved and explosively dehiscent, 1-6-seeded; seeds strophiolate.

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Ulex L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District

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454429db-6e8e-4151-b55a-50a72d79edd3
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1 January 2000
5 September 2008
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