Succowia balearica (L.) Medik.
Family: CRUCIFERAE (BRASSICACEAE)
Genus: Succowia
Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. València.
Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza.
General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean
IUCN Category: Least concern
Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Life-forms: Terophyte.
Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Rock crevices and cliff faces. Small shady slopes.
Characteristics: Small plant pertaining to the crucifer family, which a have as a common characteristic flowers with four petals, and yellow in colour this species. The leaves are diveided into lobes. The characteristic for a sure identification is the fruit, which is small, and spheroid with spines, with the upper part of the fruit having a conical prolongation. Despite the specie?s name, the plant can be found throughout the western Mediterranean. Flowers at the end of winter and throughout the spring.