Flora of the World logo
MapPublicationsInstitutionsImpactAboutContactAcknowledgements

Copyright © 2008-2026 Flora of The World. All Rights Reserved.

Visit floraoftheworld.orgLogin
Taxon

Withania frutescens (L.) Pauquy

Protologue Diss. Bellad. (1824) 15.IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Withania frutescens, 2000.00012--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 015.jpg

Withania frutescens, 2000.00012--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 015.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens, 2000.00012--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 017.jpg

Withania frutescens, 2000.00012--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens, 2000.00012--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 016.jpg

Withania frutescens, 2000.00012--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens, 2000.00012--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 012.jpg

Withania frutescens, 2000.00012--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens, 2000.00012--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 013.jpg

Withania frutescens, 2000.00012--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens, 2000.00012--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 014.jpg

Withania frutescens, 2000.00012--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 19 Apr 04. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 180.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 180.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 046.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 046.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 047.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 047.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 030.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 030.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 040.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 039.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 175.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 175.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 177.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 177.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 037.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 043.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 043.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 036.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 032.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 032.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 029.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 029.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 031.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 031.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 048.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 048.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 049.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 049.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 038.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 038.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 044.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 044.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 042.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 042.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 035.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 035.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 178.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Prov. Alm. Cabo d Gata. Jard.Bot.El Abardinal. 23 Apr 05. 178.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 197.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 197.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 196.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 196.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Withania frutescens--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 195.jpg

Withania frutescens--Spain. Barcelona Botanic Garden. 21 Apr 04. 195.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Solanaceae

Genus

Withania

Species

frutescens

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Native to Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Morocco, Portugal, Spain; presence uncertain in Tunisia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

2000.00012

April 19, 2004

Location

Spain, Catalonia (Barcelona Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

c/ Dr. Font i Quer, 2, Parc de Montjuïc, Barcelona

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 21, 2004

Location

Spain, Catalonia (Barcelona Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

c/ Dr. Font i Quer, 2, Parc de Montjuïc, Barcelona

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 23, 2005

Location

Spain, Andalusia, Almeria (Almería, Jardin Botanico El Abardinal)

36.868611, -2.387222

Location Remarks

Rodalquiar, Cabo de Gata.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#328,176 of 335,497

Top 98%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →