Retama sphaerocarpa
Retama sphaerocarpa
Safety & Hazards
The plant can be toxic to grazing animals, though goats seem to be immune[ 1581 Title Inventario Espanol de los Conocimientos Tradicionales relativos a la Biodiversidad. Segunda Fase Publication Author Editors: Manuel Pardo de Santayana et al Website http://publicacionesoficiales.boe.es/ Publisher Ministerio de Agricultura; Madrid Year 2018 ISBN 978-84-491-1472-4 Description An excellent guide to the traditional uses of plants in Spain. Produced in three volumes, it is available for download as a PDF from the Internet ]. The plant is strongly bitter and, although it is used medicinally, a strong decoction is said to produce vomiting and headaches[ 1581 Title Inventario Espanol de los Conocimientos Tradicionales relativos a la Biodiversidad. Segunda Fase Publication Author Editors: Manuel Pardo de Santayana et al Website http://publicacionesoficiales.boe.es/ Publisher Ministerio de Agricultura; Madrid Year 2018 ISBN 978-84-491-1472-4 Description An excellent guide to the traditional uses of plants in Spain. Produced in three volumes, it is available for download as a PDF from the Internet ].
Botanical Description
Retama sphaerocarpa is an upright, deciduous shrub with flexible stems and a deep root system; it usually grows around 1 - 3 metres tall but can reach around 4 metres. The leaves are very small and quickly drop from the plant. The plant remains leafless for most of the year, photosynthesis being carried out by the green stems[ 1581 Title Inventario Espanol de los Conocimientos Tradicionales relativos a la Biodiversidad. Segunda Fase Publication Author Editors: Manuel Pardo de Santayana et al Website http://publicacionesoficiales.boe.es/ Publisher Ministerio de Agricultura; Madrid Year 2018 ISBN 978-84-491-1472-4 Description An excellent guide to the traditional uses of plants in Spain. Produced in three volumes, it is available for download as a PDF from the Internet , 1582 Title Producción y manejo de semillas y plantas forestales Publication Author García J.P. et al Website https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/parques-nacionales-oapn/publicaciones/naturaleza-parques.aspx Publisher Ministerio de Agricultura; Madrid Year 2014 ISBN 978-84-8014-837-5 Description An excellent guide, in Spanish, to the Forestry trees and shrubs of Spain. It can be downloaded as a PDF. ]. A multi-purpose plant, it has been widely used for a variety of purposes as a medicine and source of various materials. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, especially in Mediterranean climates[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].