Saponaria glutinosa M.Bieb.

Species

Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Genus: Saponaria

Spanish common name: Saponaria pegajosa.

Province distribution: Alacant. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean Irano-Turanian

Plants protected by law: País Valencià Catalogue.

IUCN Category: NENot evaluated

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Biennial. Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Forest border. Meso-xerophyll mountain fields. Stony, sandy or trampled habitats in elevated calcareous areas

Characteristics: Annual or biennial herb, woody at the base, with glandular hairs giving it a sticky texture, especially on the upper parts. Stems reddish and erect (up to 70 cm). Basal leaves elongated, petiolate, with 3 or 5 prominent veins; stem leaves sessile, shorter and broader towards the flowers. Terminal, loose inflorescence with flowers bearing a long calyx (15-30 mm), cylindrical, greenish-pink, and reddish or purplish petals extending 4-5 mm beyond the calyx