Senecio varicosus L.f.

Spice Flower In the field

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Senecio

Sinònims: Senecio rodriguezii Willk. ex Rod. Fem. Senecio leucanthemifolius Poir. subsp. rodriguezii (Willk. ex Rodr.Fem.) O. Bolòs & Vigo

Catalan common name: Camamil·la de la mar. Margalideta de la mar.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean (Balearic)

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Rocky coastlines. Rock creviceses.

Characteristics: This small plant lives near the littoral zone, and it's easy to identify when in flower by its violet capitula. Leaves are also easy to identify: wide and fleshy with white diagrams on obverse side and reddish ones on the reverse.