Bupleurum semicompositum L.

Spice Image 2 In the field

Family: UMBELLIFERAE (APIACEAE)

Genus: Bupleurum

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Therophytic calicole fields. Therophytic communities.

Characteristics: A small, annual cycle plant, it is frequent in terophitic plains. The yellowish-green leaves are flat and are broader towards the end; all of them are arranged on one plane. It can be confused with Bupleurum baldense, although Bupleurum semicompositum has short, linear umbel bracts, whereas the other has larger ones which stick out of the inflorescence radius.