Arenaria balearica L.

Spice Flower detail Flower In the field

Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Genus: Arenaria

Catalan common name: Arenària baleàrica. Herba pubèrula.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearico - tirrenic)

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Oakforest. Small shady banks or slopes. Rocky surfaces and dry stone walls. Shady banks. Humid soils.

Characteristics: A small herb with filiform stalks, which grows along the ground and looks like a moss. The leaves are dark green, and very small. It can generally be found forming small mats of leaflets on earthen banks or directly on stones, always in damp, shady places. The flowers are white, growing on quite a long leaf stalk, and when it is in flower, they look like small stars on a background of dark leaves.