Dianthus rupicola Biv. subsp. bocchoriana L. Llorens & Gradaille

Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Genus: Dianthus

Catalan common name: Clavell.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

Uses and properties: Symbolic uses.

Plants protected by law: Balearic Catalogue. Bern Convention. Habitat Directive.

IUCN Category: NTNear threatened

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Rock crevices and cliff faces. Rock creviceses and cliff faces.

Characteristics: This is the only carnation living in the Balearic Islands; it is a small shrub which lives in the cracks in a small area of the Cap de Formentor. It has lanceolate leaves, which are quite consistent to the touch and whitish green. The flowers are pinkish and have a dentate margin. The inflorescence has an umbel shape where ther may be many flowers which keep opening in a sequence. The calyx, as in all the Dianthus, is made up of two parts: calyx and calycle. It flowers in summer until autumn.