Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Ranunculus weyleri Marès ex Willk.
Family : RANUNCULACEAE
Genus : Ranunculus
Catalan common name : Botó d´or.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Mallorca.
General distribution : West Mediterranean
Endemisms : Balearic Islands
Flowering time : June. July.
Life-forms : Hemicryptophyte.
Habitat : Rock creviceses and shady places.
Plants protected by law : Bern Convention. Habitat Directive. National Catalogue.
IUCN Category : Vulnerable
Characteristics : A palnt that grows along the ground surface, found in the cracks in a very few spots in the Serra de Tramuntana and the Serra d´Artà. The inferior leaves are ovate, with a lobed margin. Flowers have petals that are more elongated than usual for the Ranunculus. This is a plant endemic to Mallorca with a very small population.
Status : Endèmica.
