Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Elaeoselinum asclepium (L.) Bertol. subsp. asclepium
Family : UMBELLIFERAE (APIACEAE)
Genus : Elaeoselinum
Catalan common name : Xafarroni.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Castellón. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Ibiza.
General distribution : South Mediterranean
Flowering time : May. June. July.
Life-forms : Hemicryptophyte.
Habitat : Stony soil, usually close to the sea.
Uses and properties : Edible or foodstuffs.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
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.
