Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Sonchus tenerrimus L. var. pectinatus (DC.) Cosson
Family : COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)
Genus : Sonchus
Catalan common name : Lletsó marí.
Spanish common name : Cerraja marina.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Castellón. Gerona. Tarragona.
Distribution in the islands : Formentera. Ibiza.
General distribution : West Mediterranean
Flowering time : January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. October. November. December.
Life-forms : Chameophyte.
Habitat : Cliff faces.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : This subspecies differs from the type species in that its foliar segments are numerous and shortly spaced between each other, they are normally semi-entire or only slightly dentate at the base. Overall woody and with a tendency to be suffriticose. In extreme cases the two varieties are difficult to distinguish between the two.
