Daphne rodriguezii

Daphne rodriguezii is a shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands that belongs to Spain.^[1]

Daphne rodriguezii
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Genus:	Daphne
Species:	D. rodriguezii
Binomial name
Daphne rodriguezii Texidor[2][3][4]
Synonyms[4]
Daphne vellaeoides J.J.Rodr.

Description

The shrub grows to about half a metre in height.^[2] It is evergreen.^[1] It grows small white flowers, and orange fruits. It grows at altitudes between 5 and 80 metres.^[2]

Conservation

In the European Union it has been designated as a 'priority species' under Annex II of the Habitats Directive since 1992, which means areas in which it occurs can be declared Special Areas of Conservation, if these areas belong to one of the number of habitats listed in Annex I of the directive.^[5]