Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Fagonia cretica L.
Family : ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
Genus : Fagonia
Catalan common name : Mantell de la Verge Maria.
Spanish common name : Manto de la Virgen. Risa de la Virgen.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca.
General distribution : Some regions
Flowering time : March. April. May. June.
Life-forms : Chameophyte.
Habitat : Rocky coastlines.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : A plant that at first glance is unmistakable. This is a creping plant with large, intense violet-coloured flowers. They have 5 petals, well separated between them and truncated at the base. The fruits are also very characteristic with 5 cavities to contain the seeds and an enlargated appendice on the fruit apex.
