Oenanthe globulosa L.

Spice Fruit detail Fruit Inflorescence

Family: UMBELLIFERAE (APIACEAE)

Genus: Oenanthe

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Heliophyte. Hydrophyte.

Habitats: Litoral marshes and riparian. Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Marshes and humid soils.

Characteristics: A perennial plant, that can grow up to 60 cm. in height, and is easy to easy to identify when it s white flowers emerge. Stems are erect and angular with leaves divided in very narrow segments. The plant gets its name from the fruit morphology, as these organs are characteristically swollen and have a spherical (globular) form.