| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach |
| Synonyms | Poterium spinosum L. |
| Sanguisorba spinosa (L.) Bertol. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-1000m |
| Description | leaves small, pinnate, leaflets oblong to ovate, adaxially finely pubescent, abaxially white pilose, flowers small, apetalous, in short terminal spike |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | green |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Sardegna ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Libya , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
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