Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Daphne laureola L. |
Synonyms | Daphne avernensis Gand. |
Daphne cantabrica Willk. | |
Daphne major Lam. | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | leaves ovate to oblanceolate, 3-8cm, dark shiny green, coriaceous, crowded on apex of branchlets, flowers 5-8mm long, axillary, in fascicles, drupe black |
Size | 40-60cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Great Britain ) Middle Europe (Austria , Belgium , Germany , Hungary , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (Corse , France , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Sicilia , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco ) Macaronesia (Azores) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | THYMELAEACEAE
laureola philippii (Gren. & Godr.) Rouy, Consp. Fl. France 225 (1927)
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