| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymelaea velutina (Pourr. ex Cambess.) Endl. |
| Bibliography | Gen. Pl., Suppl. 4(2): 66 (1848) |
| Native Range | Baleares |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Description | leaves 6-10mm, obovate to elliptic-oblong, densely villose-tomentose, flowers solitary or in clusters supported by ovate bracts, sepals broadly ovate, obtuse |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Passerina incana Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange Passerina velutina Pourr. ex Cambess. Passerina velutina f. acuminata Knoche Passerina velutina f. parvifolia Knoche Stellera velutina (Pourr. ex Cambess.) Kuntze Thymelaea myrtifolia ssp. montana Malag. Thymelaea rodriguezii Nyman Thymelaea velutina var. angustifolia Willk. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares) |