Santolina chamaecyparissus, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 145

5. S. chamaecyparissus L. , Sp. Pl. 842 (1753).

Stems 10-50 cm, erect or ascending; non-flowering shoots green to greytomentose; flowering stems usually simple, leafless for some distance below the capitulum. Leaves densely pectinate-dentate to pinnatisect. Involucre 6-10 mm wide, hemispherical, subtruncate and not or weakly umbilicate at base; bracts lanceolate to ovate, carinate, the inner with rounded, lacerate, scarious apex. Florets cream to bright yellow. W. & C. Mediterranean region. BI Co Ga Hs It Ju Sa Si [He Lu].

1 Lobes of leaves not more than 2 mm 2 Involucre usually tomentose; florets deep yellow

(a) subsp. chamaecyparissus 2 Involucre usually glabrous; florets pale yellow (b) subsp. squarrosa 1 Lobes of some leaves at least 2-5 mm 3 Leaves often glabrous; peduncles not thickened above

(c) subsp. tomentosa 3 Leaves grey-tomentose; peduncles thickened above

(d) subsp. insularis