Jacobaea maritima (L.) Pelser & MeijdenDC.

Spice Flower In the field

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Jacobaea

Sinònims: Senecio cineraria DC.

Catalan common name: Cinerària. Donzell de mar.

Spanish common name: Cenicera marítima. Cenicienta. Cenizo. Cineraria.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Girona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Rocky coastlines. Garden plants.

Characteristics: A bush with lobed leaves, with the lobules also fully divided, white on the reverse and green on the obverse, giving the leaf a strong contrast between the two sides. The capitula are several centimetres in diameter with yellow flowers. Lives in littoral communities often are from populations that have escaped from backyard gardens. Flowers in the spring until the beginning of summer.