Bupleurum fruticescens Loefl. ex L. subsp. fruticescens

Spice

Family: UMBELLIFERAE (APIACEAE)

Genus: Bupleurum

Catalan common name: Ajocaperdius. Botja groga.

Spanish common name: Hinojo de perro.

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Mountainous oakforest. Oakforest. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Quercus coccifera and Rhamnus oleoides continental maquis. Quercus coccifera and Chamaerops humilis litoral maquis. Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Dry and stony soils. Garriques.