Helianthemum marifolium (L.) Mill. subsp. marifolium

Spice

Family: CISTACEAE

Genus: Helianthemum

Catalan common name: Setge.

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Iberic)

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Quercus coccifera and Rhamnus oleoides continental maquis. Quercus coccifera and Chamaerops humilis litoral maquis. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Therophytic calicole fields. Dry and stony soils. Garriques.