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Vella spinosa Boiss.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesVella spinosa Boiss. 
BibliographyNot. Abies Pinsapo: 9 (1838)
Native Ranges. & se. Spain
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1300-2200m
Descriptionramose and spinose, leaves small, linear-lanceolate, subcarnose, grey-green, ciliate, corolla 8-12mm across, obscurely violet striate, silicles unilateral
Size20-30cm
Colorstraw yellow
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca+
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPseudocytisus spinosus (Boiss.) Rehder
Vella spinosa var. subglabra H.Lindb.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain)
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