Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Helichrysum stoechas (L.) Moench
Family : COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)
Genus : Helichrysum
Catalan common name : Flor de mort. Flor de Sant Joan. Flors de tot l'any. Ramell de Sant Ponç. Ramell de tot l'any. Sempreviva borda.
Spanish common name : Manzanilla bastarda. Perpetuas de monte o silvestres. Siempreviva.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castellón. Gerona. Lérida. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Dragonera. Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean
Flowering time : June. July. August. September.
Life-forms : Chameophyte.
Habitat : Garrigues obertes i assoleiades, freqüentment a prop del mar. També a vores de camins.
Uses and properties : Aromatic. Medicinal.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : This small shrub lives in garrigues (Mediterranean woodland), often near the sea, in both rocky areas and the dune systems. Its leaves give off a very characteristic aroma (which smells like curry), are linear, small and whitish. The golden flowers are also very characteristic. Along the coast of Eivissa it is also possible, but more rarely so, to find Helichrysum italicum, which is generally larger, but it is necessary to have a good key in order to be sure about differentiating between them.
