Cymbalaria aequitriloba (Viv.) A. Chev. subsp. fragilis (J.J. Rodr.) D.A. Webb

Spice Detail Flowers In the field

Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE

Genus: Cymbalaria

Sinònims: Cymbalaria fragilis (J. J. Rodr.) A. Cheval.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Menorca. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

Plants protected by law: Balearic Catalogue.

IUCN Category: NTNear threatened

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Rock crevices and cliff faces. Rock creviceses.

Characteristics: A plant endemic to Menorca, very similar to Cymbalaria aequitriloba, but with larger, blue flowers, the leaves have a succulent texture which easily break when handled. There are other more precise variations in the seed ornamentation that are not obvious at a simple glance. It is a very rare plant, and lives in rock crevices in the ravines of the Menorcan Midjorn. Flowers in May.