Notobasis syriaca (L.) Cass.

Spice Detail

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Notobasis

Sinònims: Cirsium syriacum (L.) Gaertn.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Tarragona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Road and path sides.

Characteristics: A composite plant with spiny leaves and purple flowers, also with spiny bracts. Characteristic are its elliptic petiolated basal leaves in the form of a rosette, and the much more spiny caulines that envolve the stem. In addition, the leaves have white veins on the face. The capitula are exceeded by very spiny involucre leaves.