Pimpinella tragium Vill. subsp. lithophila (Schischk.) Tutin

Spice Fructificated In the field Umbel

Family: UMBELLIFERAE (APIACEAE)

Genus: Pimpinella

Sinònims: Pimpinella tragium Vill. subsp. balearica (Knoche) Ll. Llorens

Catalan common name: Matafaluga de roca.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Rock crevices and cliff faces. Rock creviceses.

Characteristics: In the rocky walls of the mountains of Mallorca we can find this Umbellifera with long, composite leaves, dentate leaflets and white flowers. In the same habitats we could also find the endemic species Pimpinella bicknellii, but in this one the lower leaves are 3 times composite with triangular margins instead of being long. It could also be mistaken for a species of Daucus, but the species of this genus do not have flat leaflets as occurs with Pimpinella. Flowers in summer.