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Spiny Broom

Calicotome villosa

Description:

ife form: Phanerophyte shrub Stems: Stem up to 300 cm; green-stemmed, characterized by raised ridges and grooves Leaves: Alternate, compound, trifoliolate Flowers: Hermaphrodite; Yellow Fruits / pods: Legume, up to 50 x 10 mm, densely villous Flowering Period: January, February, March Habitat: Mediterranean maquis and forest, Batha, Phrygana Distribution: Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon Chorotype: Mediterranean Summer shedding: Perenating

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Greece

Spotted on Mar 16, 2012
Submitted on Mar 16, 2012

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