Erophila verna (L.) Chevall.
Family: CRUCIFERAE (BRASSICACEAE)
Genus: Erophila
Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.
Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.
General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean
IUCN Category: Least concern
Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Life-forms: Terophyte.
Habitats: Therophytic calicole fields. Rocky surfaces and dry stone walls. Therophytics communities.
Characteristics: A small annual plant, the leaves form a basal rosette which are pubescent and often entire or with small teeth like structures. Inflorescences are erect with white flowers; each petal is strongly divided into two lobes, giving the appearance of two petals instead of one. Can be found in the same locations as Hornungia petrea, another diminutive crucifer, but this later species has composite leaves, so there should be no confusion here.