Rhodalsine geniculata (Poiret) F. N. Williams

Spice Detail Flower In the field

Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Genus: Rhodalsine

Sinònims: Minuartia geniculata (Poiret) Thell.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Rocky coastlines. Dry soils near the sea.

Characteristics: A herb which is greatly branched from the base with prostrate branches on the ground, it has a small woody trunk. The leaves are linear and opposite. The whole plant is covered in glandous hiars. The flowers are pink, with petals which are only slightly or not at all longer than the sepals. It can be mistaken for one of the many species of Spergularia in saline, coastal soils; it can be distinguished by its woody trunk and lack of membranous stipules in the leaves. It flowers in spring and autumn.