Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Thymelaea calycina (Lapeyr.) Meisn. |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 14: 555 (1857) |
Native Range | w. & c. Pyrenees to n. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-2500m |
Description | branches erect or procumbent, leaves evergreen, 5-15mm long, oblong to linear, margins in upper half revolute, flowers 6mm long, solitary, in axils of upper leaves |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Daphne calycina Lapeyr. Daphne pilosa (Lange) Font Quer Passerina calycina (Lapeyr.) DC. Passerina calycina var. pilosa Lange ex Font Quer Passerina tinctoria var. angustifolia Boiss. Stellera calycina (Lapeyr.) Kuntze Thymelaea calycina var. glabra Lange Thymelaea floribunda Boiss. ex Casav. Thymelaea tinctoria var. calycina (Lapeyr.) Endl. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |