Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Bupleurum spinosum Gouan |
Bibliography | Ill. Observ. Bot.: 8 (1773) |
Native Range | s. & e. Spain, nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 1200-1900m |
Description | glaucous, leaves flat, narrow, shortly apiculate, mucronate, at margins scabrous, ca. 4cm long, umbels terminal, rays 5-7, unequal, bracts 5, rigid, subulate |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellowish |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C cuttings in fall |
Synonyms | Bupleurum fruticescens ssp. spinosum (Gouan) O.Bolós & Vigo Bupleurum spinosum var. lucidum Batt. Bupleurum spinosum var. mauritanicum Cauwet Tenoria spinosa Spreng. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |