Lithodora fruticosa (L.) Griseb.

Spice Flower detail In the field

Family: BORAGINACEAE

Genus: Lithodora

Sinònims: Lithospermum fruticosum L.

Catalan common name: Aspró. Herba de les set sangnies.

Spanish common name: Hierba de las siete sangrías. Sanguinaria.

Province distribution: Alacant. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Quercus coccifera and Rhamnus oleoides continental maquis. Quercus coccifera and Chamaerops humilis litoral maquis. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Dry and stony soils. Garriques.