Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Malcolmia ramosissima (Desf.) Thell.
Family : CRUCIFERAE (BRASSICACEAE)
Genus : Malcolmia
Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Gerona.
Distribution in the islands : Ibiza. Minorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean
Flowering time : March. April. May.
Life-forms : Terophyte.
Habitat : Dunes.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : A plant typical to dune environments, it is found in annual plant communities in the inland areas of coastal dune zones. It is characterised by its very short main stem, and the longer lateral branches. The flowers have four petals (since it is a Cruciferaceae) which are pink and which once fertilized form a long, rigid capsule (silique), covered in hairs.
