Sesleria insularis Sommier subsp. insularis

Spice In the field

Family: GRAMINEAE (POACEAE)

Genus: Sesleria

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Dragonera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearico - tirrenic)

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitat: Rock creviceses.

Characteristics: This Gramene lives exclusively in the cracks of the rocky walls of the Serra de Tramuntana. It has short, flat leaves which are slightly tough to the touch. The inflorescence is very compact and is often bluish. We mustn't mistake it for Dactylis glomerata, which also has a dense inflorescence, but in this case it is asymmetrical; all the spikelets are grouped along one side of the stem holding them. It flowers in spring.