Family |
Apiaceae
Bupleurum fruticosum
L.
Bupleurum fruticosum L.
(Sp. Pl.: 238, 1753; Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 2, p. 639; Pl. CCXCVII nº 2; 1969)
• Life-form & habit: Evergreen shrub, 1–2 m tall; stems woody, erect.
• Leaves: Persistent, coriaceous, attenuate at base, green above, glaucous beneath, subobtuse, 7–8 × 1 cm, midrib prominent.
• Inflorescence & flowers: Terminal umbels, multiflorous. Bracts of the involucre and involucel early caducous, oblong-lanceolate. Petals bright yellow.
• Fruit: Oblong, a little longer than the pedicels, with sharp ribs.
• Phenology: Flowers August–September.
• Habitat & elevation: Found in woodlands and scrub.
• Lebanese distribution: Kesrouan (Gaillardot), Ghazir, ‘Aramoun, Mohrab, between ‘Aramoun and Chahtoul.
• Native range: Algeria, Corse, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia (POWO).
• Introduced into: Germany, Great Britain, Krym (POWO).