Galium crespianum Rod. Fem.

Spice Flower In the field In the field 2

Family: RUBIACEAE

Genus: Galium

Catalan common name: Rèvola de penya.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Dragonera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Rock crevices and cliff faces. Rock creviceses and cliff faces.

Characteristics: Galium crespianum is a Mallorcan endemism which lives in crevices in rocky peaks, normally north-facing. It has the typical verticilate leaves of the Rubiaceae. It can be distinguished from other Galium because it is much larger than all the others that can be found in the mountain cliff faces, because of its rounded, bushy shape and because of the light green colour of its leaves. The flowers are yellow.