CarquejaPterospartum tridentatum

Erect, evergreen shrub. It has smooth bark, becoming longitudinally cracked over time. Its glossy dark green leaves are alternate, short-petiolate and glabrous. The inflorescences are made up of 8-16 purple flowers. The fruit is hairless and contains numerous seeds.

WHERE TO FIND IT AT AROUCA GEOPARK

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Endemismo Ibérico

Flowering Season March-June

Dimension Max. height: 1 m

Habitat Woodlands, pine forests and cork oak forests.

Carqueja  © Avelino Vieira

Carqueja © Avelino Vieira

Carqueja  © Avelino Vieira

Carqueja © Avelino Vieira

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