Adonis aestivalis L. subsp. squarrosa (Steven) Nyman

Spice Flower detail Flower Fruit

Family: RANUNCULACEAE

Genus: Adonis

Catalan common name: Saltaulls. Ull de perdiu.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Lleida. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

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

Characteristics: A Ranunculacea with whorled and laciniated leaves. Can be distinguished from A. annua by the presence of giba or hook on the apical portion of the nutlets. A. microcarpa is the species with yellow flowers.