Tetragonolobus conjugatus (L.) Link, Enum. Hort. subsp. requienii (Mauri ex Sanguin.) E. Domínguez & Galiano

Spice Flowers Fruit In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Tetragonolobus

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitat: Non-saline wetlands.

Characteristics: A very small and pilose legume with showy red flowers. Grows prostrate and is branched from the base, forming stems up to 42 cm. in length. The stipules are of margin entire and very similar to the folioles. The fruit is a legume with two ventral wings and a thickened dorsal margin, with 10-20 seeds.