Galium parisiense L. subsp. divaricatum (Pourr.) Rouy et Camus

Spice Detail

Family: RUBIACEAE

Genus: Galium

Catalan common name: Reboleta.

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Dragonera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Therophytic calicole fields. Therophytic silicolous fields. Therophytics communities.

Characteristics: A small herbaceous plant, fragile in appearance. Leaves are acicular and lanceolate, margin with needles and these arranged in whorls (5-8). The terminal inflorescence is lax and paniculoide, with longer inferior lateral branches. Flowers are very small whie in colour and scantly pedicelated. Can be distinguished from the subspecies parisiense as the former species has peduncles that are much larger than the pedicels (3-7 times), both slightly pendulous after the opening of the flowers.