Helichrysum massanellanum Herrando, J. M. Blanco, L. Sáez & Galbany

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Helichrysum

Sinònims: Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don f. subsp. microphyllum (Willd.) Nyman

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

IUCN Category: VUVulnerable

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Xero-acanthic shrubs of the mountanous regions, and steppe-grasslands of Ampelodesmos mauritanica. Stony soils of the mountain.

Characteristics: This small bush only lives in the Puig de Massanella. It has very short leaves which grow along the stalk; the capitula are small and long, with yellow flowers.