Arenaria grandiflora L. subsp. glabrescens (Willk.)López &Feliner

Spice Flower In the field

Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Genus: Arenaria

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Xero-acanthic shrubs of the mountanous regions, and steppe-grasslands of Ampelodesmos mauritanica. Rock crevices and cliff faces. Shady zones of the mountain.

Characteristics: A small, woody shrub which looks like a tender herb, with opposite leaves and white flowers. The subspecies glabrescens is endemic of Mallorca, and is very rare and in danger of extinction.