Hippocrepis grosii (Pau) Boira, L. Gil & L. Llorens

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Hippocrepis

Sinònims: Hippocrepis balearica Jacq. subsp. grosii (Pau) Mus, Rosselló & Torres

Catalan common name: Llentiera borda.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

IUCN Category: VUVulnerable

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Nanophanerophyte.

Habitats: Rock crevices and cliff faces. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Slopes near the sea and cliff faces.

Characteristics: In Eivissa the rocky violet has some morphological characteristics which differentiate it from the populations in Mallorca and Menorca. They are larger plants, with leaves which are also larger, the flowers have an orange hue, and the pods have quite a different morphology; these differences have meant that Eivissa is considered to have a subspecies which is peculiar to the island: the subspecies grosii.