Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Thymelaea lanuginosa (Lam.) Ceballos & C.Vicioso |
Bibliography | Estud. Veg. Fl. Forest. Malaga: 235 (1935) |
Native Range | s. Spain, Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-300m |
Description | young shoots villose, leaves 3-5mm, elliptic, grey villose, flowers of 3-9, in ebracteate clusters, on short lateral shoots |
Size | 30-50cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | shrub |
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 | Chlamydanthus canescens (Schousb.) C.A.Mey. Daphne canescens (Schousb.) Wikstr. Daphne lanuginosa Lam. Passerina canescens Schousb. Passerina kalifolia Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange Passerina lanuginosa (Lam.) Pau Stellera lanuginosa (Lam.) Kuntze Thymelaea canescens (Schousb.) Endl. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |