Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.

Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Genus: Cerastium

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Cosmopolitan and subcosmopolitan

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Therophytic calicole fields. Rocky surfaces and dry stone walls. Therophytics communities.

Characteristics: An annual cycle species that is found in terophitic plains. The calyxes are covered in hairs: some are glandulous while others are not. The hairs at the end are longer than the teeth of the calyx. The yellowish-green colour of the leaves and their opposite arrangement with a rosette at the base are characteristic.