Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Helianthemum marifolium (L.) Mill. subsp. origanifolium (Lam.) López
Family : CISTACEAE
Genus : Helianthemum
Synonyms : Helianthemum origanifolium (Lam.) Pers. var. glabratum Willk. Helianthemum origanifolium (Lam.) Pers. subsp. origanifolium
Catalan common name : Setge.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Castellón. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca.
General distribution : South Mediterranean
Flowering time : March. April. May. June. July.
Life-forms : Chameophyte.
Habitat : Garriques and sandy soils.
Plants protected by law : Balearic Catalogue.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : A small shrub, which does not reach more than a hand-span above ground level, very woody with small, oval, dark green leaves. Its flowers are yellow, which is typical in Cistaceae, with five identical petals which fall easily, and many stamens. It lives on the South coast of the Pitiüses (Eivissa and Formentera), and in a region of Mallorca which has practically been destroyed by urbanization. It flowers in spring.
Status : Endèmica.
