Silene rubella L. subsp. segetalis (Dufour) Nyman.

Spice Inflorescence detail Flower In the field

Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Genus: Silene

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated and herbaceous zones.

Characteristics: An annual cycle herbaceous plant that lives along the borders of dry-farmed fields. Leaves opposite, elongated. Flowers have red petals and the calyx also has reddish hues, a character that distinguishes it form then others of the genus Silene, although a true classification calls for the use of a key. Flowers in spring.