Cneorum tricoccon
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Cneorum tricoccon1.jpg
| genus = Cneorum
| species = tricoccon
| authority = L.
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- Chamaelea tricoccos (L.) Lam.
- Cneorum trimerum (Urb.) Chodat
- Cubincola trimera Urb.
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| synonyms_ref = {{cite web
|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-44137
|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species
|accessdate=21 October 2014}}
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Cneorum tricoccon, the spurge olive,{{cite web |url=http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cneorum+tricoccon |title=Plants for a Future |accessdate=6 November 2014}} is a small shrub of the family Rutaceae, native to Europe in the western Mediterranean Region.[https://www.jstor.org/stable/827478?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents "Breakage of Mutualisms by Exotic Species: The Case of Cneorum tricoccon L. in the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean Sea)"] Journal of Biogeography. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
Description
Cneorum tricoccon reaches an average of {{convert|0.6|m|ft}} in height and is in leaf all year. The plant which is nearly round and evergreen in color. The yellowish flowers occur from June to July, and their seeds ripen from August to September. The spurge olive plant is also hermaphroditic.
Cneorum tricoccon prefers light sandy soils that are common in the Mediterranean and also requires soils that drain particularly well. Spurge olive must have considerable sunlight to grow, and often stunts when in much of shade.
Uses
Its fruit has no food value. The plant is rich in tannin, and can be used as a source of fuel.
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Cneorum tricoccon|Cneorum tricoccon}}
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Category:Flora of Southwestern Europe
Category:Plants described in 1753
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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