Family: Umbelliferae
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Daucus lopadusanus Tineo
Collector/Expedition: Gardner, Martin Fraser, Knees, Sabina Georgina & Mifsud, Stephen Martin
Collection number: 8721
Collection date: 24th May 2012
Country/Territory: Malta
Collecting locality: Malta:Nothern District:Province Mellieha:ix-xaghra tal-Marfa
Latitude: 35°59'6''N, Longitude: 14°20'7''E
Habitat: Garrigue vegetation on gentle karst limestome slopes with Convolvulus oleifolius, Euphorbia melitensis, Anthyllis hermanniae, Thymus capitata, Carlina involucrata, Urginea pancration, Scabiosa maritima, Senecio bicolor, Allium commutatum, Atractylis gummifera, Teucrium flavum and Anacamptis pyramidalis.
Description: Prostrate herb to 30 cm across. Very variable in habit, sometime completely flat to the ground and sometimes ascending.
Miscellaneous notes: Also nearby are large numbers of another species thought to belong to a complex which includes D. gingidium. The exact status of this and its relationship to D. rupestris is not clearly understood.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00593304
Herbarium region: 1 (Europe excl. Britain and Ireland)
Number of sheets: 1