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Thymelaeaceae

Thymelaea tinctoria (Pourr.) Endl.

Family
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Thymelaea

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Thymelaea tinctoria (Thymelaea tinctoria)
FlowerPhoto: Naturalista, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
Catalan
Thymelaeae tinctoria
Spanish
Brufalaga, Bufalaga, Bufaralda, Matapollo, Mierdacruz, Salamonda, Yerba de Montserrat, Yesca fría

Synonyms

  • Chlamydanthus tinctorius (Pourr.) C.A.Mey.
  • Daphne calycina Lam.
  • Daphne tinctoria (Pourr.) Wikstr.
  • Daphne vermiculata Vahl
  • Passerina hirsuta Asso
  • Passerina juniperifolia Lapeyr.
  • Passerina nivalis Ramond
  • Passerina tinctoria Pourr.
  • Passerina tinctoria prol. imbricata Sennen
  • Passerina tinctoria prol. nivalis (Ramond) Rouy
  • Passerina tinctoria var. nivalis (Ramond) H.J.Coste
  • Stellera tinctoria (Pourr.) Oken
  • Thymelaea nivalis (Ramond) Meisn.
  • Thymelaea tinctoria prol. nivalis (Ramond) P.Fourn.
  • Thymelaea tinctoria subsp. nivalis (Ramond) Nyman
  • Thymelaea tinctoria subsp. tinctoria
  • Thymelaea tinctoria var. nivalis (Ramond) Lange
  • Thymelaea tinctoria var. vermiculata (Vahl) Lange

Flowers

In flower
October, December to April (from 151 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.