Biscutella laevigata L. subsp. pyrenaica (A. Huet) Nyman

Family: CRUCIFERAE (BRASSICACEAE)

Genus: Biscutella

Catalan common name: Herba de les llunetes.

Spanish common name: Hierba de los anteojos.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Girona. Lleida.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Boreo-alpine (Pyrenees orophyt, Pyrenees alpine and Cantabrico Pyrenees

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Alpine grasslands.

Characteristics: Stony meadows and rock outcrops, preferably over calcareous soil. A plant that pertains to the complexBiscutella laevigata s.l. Differs from close taxons (like B. atropurpurea) by being short and caespitose (up to 25 cm in height), finely hispid wit oblong leaves non cunate and often with 2-3 teeth at each side of the lamina.