SANDALWOOD FAMILY
Osyris alba (OSYRIS)(Süpürge çalısı)
(Honigduftender Rutenstrauch)
Santalaceae
Broom-like shrubs. Stem erect, much-branched, up to 2 m. Leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate, coriaceous, up to 20 x 3 mm. Flowers sweetly scented, greenish-yellow, male in small clusters, female solitary. Fruit a globose drupe. Fl. April-July. Rocky limestone slopes, macchie, Pinus and Quercus woodland, castle walls, s.l.
Mediterranean area.
