Daphne mezereum

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Division:Angiosperms
Class:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malvales
Family:Thymelaeaceae
Genus:Daphne
Species:D. gnidioides

Binomial name
Daphne gnidioides
Jaub. & Spach[1]

Daphne gnidioides is a shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is found in the northeastern Mediterranean.

Description

The shrub grows to a height of 0.5 to 3.5 m. Its leaves range from 0.4 to 0.7 cm wide and 2.5 to 4.0 cm long. Its flowers are white, and grow in groups of 5 to 8. It grows at altitudes ranging from 5 to 150 m, and flowers from September to November.[2]

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