Elaeoselinum asclepium (L.) Bertol. subsp. asclepium

Spice Leaves In the field 1 In the field 2

Family: UMBELLIFERAE (APIACEAE)

Genus: Elaeoselinum

Catalan common name: Xafarroni.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Castelló. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Rock crevices and cliff faces. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Stony soil, usually close to the sea.

Characteristics: A large Umbeliferae. The basal leaves are deltoidand well divided. Forms a very long and robust inflorescence that is well branched, forms large umbels of yellow flowers.