Limbarda crithmoides (L.) Dumort. subsp. longifolia (Arcang.) Greuter

Spice Capitulum In the field

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Limbarda

Sinònims: Inula crithmoides L. subsp. longifolia Arcang.

Catalan common name: Salsona.

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Dragonera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Litoral marshes and riparian. Rocky coastlines. Coastal zones.

Characteristics: A shrub typical of brackish waters, it is characteristic for having fleshy leaves, with linear margins, often with two or three teeth at the tip with. It forms yellow capitula during the summer and in autumn, thus when it is in flower it is unmistakable. Without being in flower it is also easy to identify because of the shape of its leaves: there is no other similar shrub in moist areas.