Scientific name

: Ulex europaeus L.

Common name

:

Gorse

Origin

:

Western and Central Europe

Introduction

:

Introduced intentionally as ornamental plants

Likely pathways of spread

:

Seeds, regenerates rapidly after fire, both by resprouting and by growing from a large soil seed-bank

Vectors

:

Wild animals

Distribution patterns

:

Covers open areas and forms dense thickets. Replaced indigenous flora of western Ghat

Threat level

:

National, Regional

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