Chondrilla juncea L.

Spice

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Chondrilla

Catalan common name: Fusell. Màstec.

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Non cultivated fields and road sides.

Characteristics: An extensively branched plant, most branches extending horizontally, forming the capitula, with only a scant few yellow flowers emerge directly from the stems. Found along paths and roadsides. Flowers during the summer and fall.