Phlomis purpurea L.

Spice Flower detail In the field

Family: LABIATAE (LAMIACEAE)

Genus: Phlomis

Catalan common name: Matagall. Salviot.

Spanish common name: Matagallo.

Province distribution: Alacant. Barcelona. Castelló. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Iberico-north african)

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Nanophanerophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Quercus coccifera and Chamaerops humilis litoral maquis. Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Garriques.