Erodium reichardii (Murray) DC.

Spice Flower Fruit In the field Rhizome

Family: GERANIACEAE

Genus: Erodium

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Small shady banks or slopes. Shady soils.

Characteristics: This is a small herb which lives along the ground in shady places in the mountains and coastal areas of Mallorca and Menorca. It forms underground rhizomes which enable it to colonise nearby spaces with great efficiency. It forms whitish flowers which are relatively large in comparison to the rest of the plant. It flowers at the end of spring and can be found flowering until practically winter. It is a Balearic endemism which lives with other equally interesting endemisms.