Limonium ferulaceum (L.) Chaz.

Spice

Family: PLUMBAGINACEAE

Genus: Limonium

Catalan common name: Coca marina. Ensopegall. Saladina.

Spanish common name: Limonio. Siempreviva.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Girona.

Distribution in the islands: Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Litoral marshes and riparian. Rocky coastlines.

Characteristics: This Limonium is quite easy to recognise in comparison with other species of this genus. It is a herb with very thin, branched branches all similar to the inflorescence ones; the leaves are reduced to scales. The whole plant takes reddish colours. This species lives in the clay, saline soils of the wetlands (albuferes) or near the coast.