Genista hirsuta Vahl subsp. erioclada (Spach) Raynaud

Spice Detail In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Genista

Sinònims: Genista hirsuta Vahl var. trichoacantha (F. Q.) Bolòs & Vigo.

Catalan common name: Argelaga peluda.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

IUCN Category: VUVulnerable

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Nanophanerophyte.

Habitats: Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Garriques and pine woods.

Characteristics: Like all Mediterranean Genistae it is a shrubby plant, in this case not very tall, around half a metre; it is a spiny plant covered with hair, especially the top of the branches. The spines are simple, not branched, which distinguishes it from other spiny Leguminoseae like Ulex parviflorus or Calicotome spinosa. The flowers are yellow and it flowers in spring. It lives in pine woods in Eivissa.