Aristolochia bianorii Pau et Senn.

Spice Flower In the field

Family: ARISTOLOCHIACEAE

Genus: Aristolochia

Sinònims: Aristolochia bianorii Pau et Senn. var. knochiana Chodat

Catalan common name: Aristolòquia. Herba de la Gauda.

Spanish common name: Aristoloquia redonda.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Xero-acanthic shrubs of the mountanous regions, and steppe-grasslands of Ampelodesmos mauritanica. Rocky coastlines. Rock creviceses.

Characteristics: This is an interesting endemism of Mallorca and Menorca. It lives between stones in coastal and mountainous areas. It is easy to recognise because of its inflorescence shaped like a hood and the dispersed leaves growing directly on the stalk.