Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Erodium reichardii (Murray) DC.
Family : GERANIACEAE
Genus : Erodium
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean (Balearic)
Endemisms : Balearic Islands
Flowering time : May. June. July. August. September. October. November.
Life-forms : Chameophyte.
Habitat : Shady soils.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : This is a small herb which lives along the ground in shady places in the mountains and coastal areas of Mallorca and Menorca. It forms underground rhizomes which enable it to colonise nearby spaces with great efficiency. It forms whitish flowers which are relatively large in comparison to the rest of the plant. It flowers at the end of spring and can be found flowering until practically winter. It is a Balearic endemism which lives with other equally interesting endemisms.
Status : Endèmica.
