Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Solenopsis minuta (L.) C. Presl subsp. balearica (E. Wimm.) Meikle
Family : CAMPANULACEAE
Genus : Solenopsis
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Mallorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean (Balearic)
Endemisms : Balearic Islands
Flowering time : March. April. May.
Life-forms : Hemicryptophyte.
Habitat : Humid soils.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : A small perennial plant, a characteristic that distinguishes it from Solenopsis laurentia, lives in the water-dripped crevices of the sea-cliffs of the Serra de Tramuntana. The leaves are grouped in a rosette, are spoon-shaped with a characteristic reticulum in relief on the upper side of the leaf. A small rhizome can be observed protruding just above the soil surface. The flowers are blue, supported by a peduncle. Flowers at the end of spring.
Status : Endèmica.
