Galium palustre L. subsp. elongatum (Presl) Lange

Spice Flower - fruit detail In the field

Family: RUBIACEAE

Genus: Galium

Spanish common name: Galio palustre.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte. Hydrophyte.

Habitats: Litoral marshes and riparian. Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Humid soils and marshes.

Characteristics: A large sized perennial plant with whorled obtuse leaves (4-6). Stems and leaves are glabrous. The inflorescences are multifloral cymous terminations of small white flowers that surpass the leaves a great deal. Pedicles remain erect after fructification. Fruits are small, 2-3,5 mm. without hairs and smooth.