Sarcopoterium spinosum Spach

Family: Fabaceae

Description: Densely twiggy, low mound-forming to hemispherical shrub with firm wiry stems ending in spines

Habitat: on rocky slopes up to 1000m, often dominating the garigue and phrygana vegetation

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Form of cushion C Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion
Compactness 0 Hollow, with canopy gaps
Variability 0 No variability
Root system NA NA
Woodiness 2 Woody dwarf shrub
Thorniness 1 Yes
Succulence 0 No
Flowers 0 Flowers sessil

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