Galium verrucosum Hudson

Spice Fruit detail Fruit In the field 1 In the field 2

Family: RUBIACEAE

Genus: Galium

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

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

Characteristics: An annual plant with five to seven, whorled and very tender leaves, with a stickery covering from top to bottom. Characterized by its fruits, which are relatively large (some 5 mm in width), yellowish and very varicose Lives in dry land cultivated fields and roadsides. Flowers from the winter to spring.