Kickxia lanigera (Desf.) Hand.-Mazz.

Spice Detail In the field 1 In the field 2

Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE

Genus: Kickxia

Sinònims: Linaria lanigera Desf.

Catalan common name: Lanigera. Llanosa.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Castelló. Girona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Roads and dry soils.

Characteristics: A herb that grows along the ground in dry farmlands and neglected places. It is recognised because it has round leaves, with a heart-shaped base, covered in glandous hairs that are sticky and viscous to the touch. The flowers are whitish with a lilac upper lip. It flowers during summer. It can be found in the same environments as Linaria spuria, but this is not viscous to the touch and moreover it has yellow flowers.