Onosma fruticosa


Onosma fruticosa is an erect, much branched shrub, 30-100 cm high, young shoots covered with bristles. Leaves alternate, simple, entire, stalkless, oblanceolate, 7-20 x 2-5 mm, thick, margins revolute, with a mixture of short hairs and long scabridulous bristles. Flowers tubular, nodding, solitary, corolla golden yellow, turning brownish with age. Flowers February-May. Fruit of 4 nutlets.

Habitat

Dry hillsides with garigue vegetation on limestone and igneous formations at 0-1100 m altitude.

Distribution

to Cyprus, locally common in many parts of the island: Akamas, Neon Khorion, Paphos, the Oritaes forest, Aphamis, Oroklini, Dhekelia, Akhna, Cape Greco, Protaras, Stavrovouni, Kotchiatis, Athalassa, Potamia, Agrokipia, the Pentadaktylos range, Cape [Apostolos Andreas].