Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Rubia angustifolia L. subsp. angustifolia
Family : RUBIACEAE
Genus : Rubia
Catalan common name : Raspeta. Rotgeta.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Dragonera. Ibiza. Mallorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean (Balearic)
Endemisms : Balearic Islands
Flowering time : May. June. July. August.
Life-forms : Chameophyte.
Habitat : Holm oak forest. Walls and rock creviceses.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : Leaves are linear, reunited in groups of four, greyish in colour and always growing along the ground, all of these characters distinguish it from Rubia peregrina, which has leaves much wider and greener, with whorls usually with five or more leaves that climb through other plants. Subspecies caespitosa is exclusive to Cabrera. Flowering during May and June.
Status : Endèmica.
