Family: Rhamnaceae Genus: Rhamnus Common name: Arçot. Flowering time: Life forms: Nannofanerophyte (Nanofaneròfit). Habitats: Holm oak, kermes oak and cork oak woods. Continental scrub of kermes oak and blackthorn. Coastal scrub of kermes oak and dwarf palm. Ullastrar and other sclerophyllous chaparral, juniper groves. Pine and chaparral woods with rosemary and thyme. Sub-desert xerophytes, esparto grasslands. Dry scrubland on shallow soils.
Features: Medium to low shrub (about 1-2 m), thorny and highly branched, with entire, flat, narrow, linear-spatulate, blunt, sessile and slightly scabrid leaves. The leaves are usually arranged in fascicles. Flowers are yellowish and also in fascicles. The fruit is a black drupe when ripe. Information taken from the website http://herbarivirtual.uib.es/ |