Cytisophyllum sessilifolium (L.) O. Lang

Spice In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Cytisophyllum

Sinònims: Cytisus sessilifolius L.

Catalan common name: Ginesta sessilifòlia.

Spanish common name: Aliagueta fina. Rubiana redonda.

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian (Submediterranean)

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Caducifolious. Nanophanerophyte.

Habitats: Buxus balearica forests. Quercus humilis oak wood.

Characteristics: Clearings in dry oak forests, box-shrubland and shady rocky places, usually on calcareous substrates. A deciduous tree with a height to 2m. The leaves are trifoliolate, the interior leaves petiolate and those of the flowering branches sessile. The inflorescence is a terminal, pauciflor raceme. The flowers bear three deciduous bracts at their base. The calyx is bilabiate and bell-shaped. The pod (legume) is oblong and compressed some 2-4 cm in length.