Dorycnium pentaphyllum Scop. subsp. fulgurans (Porta) Cardona, L. Llorens et Sierra
Family: LEGUMINOSAE
Genus: Dorycnium
Sinònims: Dorycnium fulgurans (Porta) Lassen Lotus fulgurans (Porta) Sokoloff
Catalan common name: Socarrell alís.
Province distribution: Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Cabrera.
General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)
Plants protected by law: Balearic Catalogue.
IUCN Category: Near threatened
Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Life-forms: Chameophyte. Nanophanerophyte.
Habitats: Rocky coastlines. Rocky coastlines.
Characteristics: A densely branched bush, with slightly pointy tips to the branches, which makes it look like a thorny, compact shrub. It can be easily distinguishable from Dorycnium pentaphyllum because of its compactness and because the flowers practically grow on the stalks and not on a peduncle. It lives on the coast together with other species with a similar morphology (Launaea cervicornis,Astragalus balearicus, etc.).