Malcolmia flexuosa (Sm.) Sm.

Spice White flower Violet flower Fructificated

Family: CRUCIFERAE (BRASSICACEAE)

Genus: Malcolmia

Catalan common name: Violer de Maó.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): East Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Beaches and dunes, sandy soils. Rocky coastlines. Sandy soils.

Characteristics: A small, annual cycle herbaceous plant that lives in the sandy soils of the littoral zone. In contrast to other species of Malcolmia in the Balearic Islands, the leaves of this species are much wider and have a large petiole; additionally, flowers are much larger as well, more than a centimeter in diameter. Like other species of the genus, forms long, rigid siliquenes, conserving the style in the upper part. Flowers from the end of winter until the beginning of summer.