Species name :

Daucus rupestris Gussone
Published in Feddes Repert. 79: 68 (1968)

Synonyms :

Basionym or principal synonym: Daucus carota var. rupestris

Full list of synonyms : [ Euro+Med ]   [ PlantList ]   [ IPNI ]   [ Catalogue of Life ]

Plant Family :

Apiaceae (=Umbelliferea) The Carrot Family 33 Apiaceae species recorded from Malta.
Lindl.

English name(s) :

Cliff Carrot

Maltese name(s) :

Zunnarija tal-blat

Status for Malta :

Subendemic. Found in Malta and neighbouring territories such as in south Sicily, Lampedusa, Pantelleria, etc.

Frequency :

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: HEMICRYPTOPHYTE (Creeping plants)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon

Legal Protection [link]:

Protected by law: schedule III of legal notice LN311/2006. (Conservation requires the designation of SAC)

Red List (1989) :

This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands

Flowering Time :

Apr-May

Colour of Flowers:

White

Habitat in Europe:

Coastal areas and low maritime cliffs

Preferred habitat in Malta:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Botanical Description:

Annual or biennial, variable in habit and branching; stems 10-40 cm, densely pubescent. Leaves 2- to 3-pinnate, pubescent-hispid, with linear to lanceolate segments, somewhat fleshy; upper cauline leaves often bract-like. Pinnae forming an acute angle with the rhachis. Umbels convex or only slightly contracted in fruit. Bracts as long as the rays or shorter, 1- to 2-pinnatisect; bracteoles of outer partial umbels 3-sect, those of the inner simple. Petals white to purplish, often with one or several flowers of the central umbel dark purple. Fruit 2-4 mm; spines on the secondary ridges not longer than the width of the mericarps.

Distributional range:

Islands of the C. Mediterranean region

Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):

Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993):

Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) - Country codes

? Co -It -Sa Si(S)

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