Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Chaenorhinum rodriguezii (Porta) L.Sáez & Vicens
Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
Genus : Chaenorhinum
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Mallorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean (Balearic)
Endemisms : Balearic Islands
Flowering time : June.
Life-forms : Chameophyte.
Habitat : Rock creviceses.
IUCN Category : Vulnerable
Characteristics : A small herbaceous plant endemic to the Serra de Tramuntana, were it can be found in rocky zones at the upper elevations. Leaves are ovate, slightly succulent, with reddish hues. The flowers are located at the tops of the stems in the form of a short raceme. They are violet in colour with yellow spots, bilabiate with a spur. Inhabits the same areas, as Linaria aeruginea subsp. pruinosa, and the form of the flowers are slightly similar, although the latter species has linear light green leaves and a climbing stem. Flowers in June.
Status : Endèmica.
