Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Anthyllis hystrix (Willk.) Cardona, Contandriopoulos & Sierra
Family : LEGUMINOSAE
Genus : Anthyllis
Catalan common name : Socarrell gros.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Minorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean (Balearic)
Endemisms : Balearic Islands
Flowering time : May. June. July.
Life-forms : Nanophanerophyte.
Habitat : Rocky coastal areas.
Plants protected by law : Bern Convention. Habitat Directive. National Catalogue.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : A bush that grows in the form of a compact shrub, although not spiny, can reach to a metre in height. Leaves are lanceolate, small, and isolated. Flowers are yellow in colour When not in flower, can be confused with Dorycnium fulgurans, which has a similar form and lies in the same habitats, although this later species has spatulate leaves, united in tufts.
Observations : An endemism exclusive to the Menorcan littoral. The cushion shape that it takes on is thought to be due to the strong Northerly winds that predominate in the island and herbivory.
Status : Endèmica.
