Polycarpon polycarpoides (Biv.) Jah. subsp. colomense (Porta) Pedrol

Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Genus: Polycarpon

Sinònims: Polycarpon polycarpoides (Biv.) Jah. var. colomense (Porta) O. Bolòs & Vigo

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Cabrera. Dragonera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Iberico-balearic)

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Rocky coastlines. Rocky coastlines.

Characteristics: A small shrub of the littoral zones. Only the base is woody, and from this region it forms a well-developed trunk. The rest of the plant is made up of very leafy branches, the leaves rounded or lanceolate, opposite and succulent. The flowers are also small, white and like the rest of the plant are usually grows prostrate. Generally lives in rocky enclaves in the littoral zones. Can be mistaken for Polycarpon tetraphyllum, but this later species is annual and can be found almost everywhere. Flowers in April and May.