Elatine macropoda Guss.

Spice In the field In the field 2

Family: ELATINACEAE

Genus: Elatine

Sinònims: Elatine hydropiper L. subsp. macropoda (Guss.) O. Bolòs & Vigo

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Girona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

IUCN Category: VUVulnerable

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Humid soils.

Characteristics: A plant small sized that grows forming uniform lawns with its rhizomes. Flowers abundantly, developing small flowers with petals hidden by the sepals that are a colour similar to the rest of the plant.