Glebionis coronaria (L.) Cass. ex Spach

Spice White flower Flowers In the field

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Glebionis

Sinònims: Chrysanthemum coronarium L.

Catalan common name: Bolic. Bolitx. Margalides. Moixos. Sordonaia.

Spanish common name: Antimano. Manzanilla de flor dorada. Mirabeles. Ojo de buey.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Tarragona. València.

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

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields, path and road sides.

Characteristics: This could be the most abundant ?weed? in our fields. It can even form mono-specific communities in abandoned fields and slightly altered places. Its inflorescences are quite characteristic: the central disk is yellow and the ligules are also yellow or partially cream-coloured. In some places yellow-flowered plants predominate and in others, the ones with white ligules predominate.