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Daphne jasminea Sm.  
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FamilyTHYMELAEACEAE
Genus speciesDaphne jasminea Sm. 
BibliographyFl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 260 (1809)
Native Ranges. Greece, Crete, Libya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude0-1000m
Descriptionbranchlets brown, leaves oblong-obovate, mucronate, 8-11mm, blue-green, densely and regularly spaced, flowers 10-12mm long, in pairs, at apex of branchlets
Size20-30cm
Colorreddish white
Bloomlate spring
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late summer; layering in spring
SynonymsDaphne cretica Steud.
Daphne microphylla Meisn.
Daphne microphylla var. angustifolia Meisn.
Daphne oleoides var. jasminea (Sm.) Meisn.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (LBY Libya)
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