Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Pimpinella tragium Vill. subsp. balearica (Knoche) Ll. Llorens
Family : UMBELLIFERAE (APIACEAE)
Genus : Pimpinella
Synonyms : Pimpinella tragium Vill. subsp. lithophila
Catalan common name : Matafaluga de roca.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Mallorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean (Balearic)
Endemisms : Balearic Islands
Flowering time : July. August.
Life-forms : Hemicryptophyte.
Habitat : Rock creviceses.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : In the rocky walls of the mountains of Mallorca we can find this Umbellifera with long, composite leaves, dentate leaflets and white flowers. In the same habitats we could also find the endemic species Pimpinella bicknellii, but in this one the lower leaves are 3 times composite with triangular margins instead of being long. It could also be mistaken for a species of Daucus, but the species of this genus do not have flat leaflets as occurs with Pimpinella. Flowers in summer.
Status : Endèmica.
