Coronilla juncea L.

Spice Fruits

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Coronilla

Catalan common name: Argelaga negra.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Castelló. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Nanophanerophyte.

Habitats: Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Garriques and pine woods.

Characteristics: A light green bush; it has compound leaves with a consistent touch (crassulescent), the elongated stalks look like reeds.