Aptenia cordifolia (L. fil.) Schwantes

Spice Flower In the field

Family: AIZOACEAE

Genus: Aptenia

Catalan common name: Cabelleres de la reina.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): Africa

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Garden plants. Gardens and subespontaneous specie.

Characteristics: A South African plant, which grows along the ground, with fleshy stalks and leaves which are green or variegated, and purple or reddish flowers. It is a plant that needs a lot of light and is very common in gardens as a soil cover. It often appears naturalised in the Balearics.