Adenostyles alliariae (Gouan) A.Kern.

Spice

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Adenostyles

Catalan common name: Adenostil.

Spanish common name: Barba de algodón. Calabacera.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Girona. Lleida.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Boreo-alpine

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Mesophyll mountainous grasslands.

Characteristics: Megaforbic grasslands in cool places: shady springs, torrent banks, etc. A plant that grows to 2 m in height, easy to recognize due to its two large inferior leaves (15-50 cm in width). It has a coryimbose inflorescence with cylindrical capitula. The flowers are tubular and pink.