Achillea maritima (L.) Ehrend. & Y.P. Guo

Spice Capitulum In the field In the field 2

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Achillea

Sinònims: Otanthus maritimus ( L.) Hoffms. et Link

Catalan common name: Herba de Bona. Herba de renegat.

Spanish common name: Algodonosa.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Tarragona. València.

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

Plants protected by law: Balearic Catalogue.

IUCN Category: ENEndangered

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Beaches and dunes, sandy soils. Dune systems.

Characteristics: A small shrub with stems and leaves covered with a pilosity that gives it an almost white colour. It has whole, oblong leaves (an exception in compositae); it forms yellow capitula, the inflorescences form a kind of false umbel (corymb). It lives on beaches, but it has become very rare; it is only easy to find in Formentera because massive repopulation has been carried out. It flowers during summer.