Santolina chamaecyparissus L. subsp. squarrosa (DC.) Nyman

Spice Flower detail In the field

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Santolina

Catalan common name: Espernallac.

Spanish common name: Abrotano hembra. manzanilla amarga.

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Xero-acanthic shrubs of the mountanous regions, and steppe-grasslands of Ampelodesmos mauritanica. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Quercus coccifera and Rhamnus oleoides continental maquis. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue.