Thymelaea tinctoria (Pourr.) Endl.

Spice Flower detail Flowers In the field

Family: THYMELAEACEAE

Genus: Thymelaea

Sinònims: Passerina tinctoria Pourr.

Catalan common name: Bufalaga.

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): Saharian

Uses and properties: Dye industry.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Quercus coccifera and Rhamnus oleoides continental maquis. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Dry and stony soils. Garriques.