Spiny Burnet

Sarcopoterium spinosum

''Sarcopoterium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family. The genus is sometimes considered synonymous to ''Poterium''. The sole species within this genus, ''Sarcopoterium spinosum'', is common to the southeast Mediterranean region and Middle East. In English it is known as the prickly, spiny, or thorny burnet.
Spiny Burnet - Sarcopoterium spinosum Spili Hill, Crete, Greece. Geotagged,Greece,Sarcopoterium spinosum,Spiny Burnet,Spring

Appearance

It is a perennial bush with small flowers in inflorescence. ''Sarcopoterium spinosum'' flowers in February to April and its fruits mature in autumn, then fall to earth to germinate with the rain water.

''Sarcopoterium spinosum'' has spines. In the summer it is dried and appears dead.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusSarcopoterium
SpeciesS. spinosum
Photographed in
Greece
Israel