Dorycnium gracile Jord.

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Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Dorycnium

Sinònims: Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop. subsp. gracile (Jord.) Rouy

Spanish common name: Bocha.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Coastal sandy soils, garriques.

Characteristics: A perennial legume with herbaceous stems. The leaves are stipulate with folioles narrowly lanceolate. Inflorescences with clusters with foliose bractea. Small flowers with a calyx with purplish tones.