Quick Flora Mallorca. Horst Mehlhorn
3-angled/rocky coastlines-beaches/Apr-Aug
Carpobrotus chilensis (Aizoaceae) Plant woody below/hairless/flower 25-50 mm/many red stamens/Menorca + Ibiza
Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot Fig (Aizoaceae) Mat-forming plant/hairless/flower 8-9 cm/ many yellow stamens/rocky coastlines-garigues-pine forest-beaches/Apr-Aug
Centranthus ruber Red Valerian (Valerianaceae) Annual with sessile leaves/leaves ovatelanceolate/flower 7-10 mm/1 stamen/fields-walls-rocky soils-road sides/Apr-Sep
Coridothymus capitatus (Lamiaceae) Dwarf shrub with sessile leaves/leaves narrow/upper lip divided/flowers sessile/4 stamens/flowers 7-10 mm/garigues-pine forest/June-Oct
Disphyma crassifolia (Aizoaceae) Grounded-covering plant/leaves succulent/flowers 3-5 cm/rocky coastlines-beaches-garden plant/May-Aug
Drosanthemum hispidum (Aizoaceae) Shrub with succulent leaves/hairy/leaves sessile/ flowers 25-30 mm/Mar-June
Lampranthus multiradiatus (Aizoaceae) Shrub/leaves 3-angled/flowers 24-30 mm/many stamens/garden plant/Apr-May
Lythrum borysthenicum (Lythraceae) Hairless annual/leaves ovate/flowers 1-2 mm/6 stamens/marshland-calcareous fields-beaches/Mar-Apr
Lythrum portula Water Purslane (Lythraceae) Annual/leaves obovate/flowers 1-2 mm/ Menorca
Micromeria graeca (Lamiaceae) Hairy dwarf shrub with sessile leaves/leaves acutely ovate-oblong/flowers with lobed upper and lower lip/flowers stalked/flowers 6-8 mm/4 stamens/fields-garigues-pine forest-road sides/Apr-July
Blue Pimpernel Anagallis foemina (Primulaceae)
Blue
| Flowers small | |
| 1A-Herb | Valerianella eriocarpa |
| 2-4 petals | |
| 1A-Leaves sessile | Veronica anagallis-aquatica (17) |
| 5 petals | |
| 1A-Leaves with stalks | Vinca difformis |
| 1B-Leaves sessile | |
| 2A-Flowers with 2 to 4 stamens | |
| 3A-Flowers 2-3 mm | Valerianella eriocarpa |
| 3B-Flowers 6-8 mm | Lavandula stoechas (20) |
| 2B-Flowers with 5 stamens | |
| 3A-Petals entire | Anagallis foemina (p. 34) |
| 3B-Petal margin with hairs | Anagallis arvensis (9) |
| Flower irregular | |
| 1A-Leaves sessile | |
| 2A-Herb | |
| 3A-Flowers with 2 stamens | Rosmarinus officinalis |
| 3B-Flowers with 8 stamens | Polygala nicaeensis |
| 2B-Shrub/flowers with 4 stamens | Teucrium marum* (12) |
| 1B-Leaves with stalks | |
| 2A-Herb/leaves simple/flowers 4-6 mm | Mentha pulegium |
| 2B-Shrub/leaves palmate | Vitex agnus-castus |
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel (Primulaceae) Annual/leaves lanceolate/flowers 4-7 mm/petals toothed or with hairy margin/fields and waste land/Apr-Oct
Anagallis foemina Blue Pimpernel (Primulaceae) Annual/flowers 4-7 mm/ leaves linear/ petals entire/calcareous fields and waste land/Apr-Oct
Lavandula stoechas French Lavender (Lamiaceae) Hairy shrub/leaves oblong-lanceolate/ flowers 6-8 mm/4 stamens/garigues-macchia-pine forest/Mar-June
Mentha pulegium Downy Penny-royal (Lamiaceae) Annual/leaves oval/flowers 4-6 mm/ no distinct lower and upper lip/flowers across the entire stem/wet places/Apr-Aug
Polygala nicaeensis Nice Milkwort (Polygalaceae) Plant woody below/leaves lanceolate/ flowers 8-11 mm/8 stamens/garigues-macchia-forests/Formentera/Apr-July
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary (Lamiaceae) Aromatic shrub/stem 4-angled/leaves linear/flowers 10-12 mm/2 stamens/garigues-macchia/Jan-Dec
Teucrium marum* Cat Thyme (Lamiaceae) Grey dwarf shrub/stem white-wooly/leaves lanceolate/flowers 10-12 mm/4 stamens/ rocky coastlines-garigues-pine forests/Apr-Oct
Valerianella eriocarpa Hairy-fruited Cornsalad (Valerianaceae) Annual/leaves spoonshaped below, oblong above/flowers 2-3 mm/3 stamens/waste land/Apr-May
Veronica anagallis-aquatica Blue Water Speedwell (Scrophulariaceae) Plant with hollow stem/leaves lanceolate/flowers 5-10 mm/inflorescences opposite/wet places/Apr-Sep
Vinca difformis Periwinkle (Apocynaceae) creeping plant with evergreen leaves/leaves ovate-lanceolate/flowers 30-45 mm/scrub/Dec-July
Vitex agnus-castus Chastity Bush (Verbenaceae) Shrub/leaves palmate/flowers 8-10 mm/flowers with 2 lips/wet places/Aug-Oct
Cat’s-head Rockrose Helianthemum caput-felis* (Cistaceae)
| 2-4 petals | |
| 1A-Leaves with stalks | Euonymus europaeus (13) |
| 1B-Leaves sessile | |
| 2A-Tree | Buxus balearica |
| 2B-Herb | |
| 3A-Plants with 1-3 stems | Cicendia filiformis |
| 3B-Plants with many stems | |
| 4A-Leaves mucronate (magnifying glass) | Sagina apetala |
| 4B-Leaves different (magnifying glass) | Sagina maritima |
| 5 petals | |
| 1A-Leaves with stalks | Vincetoxicum hirundinaria |
| 1B-Leaves sessile | |
| 2A-Petals of the flower fused | Centaurium maritimum |
| 2B-Petals of the flower separated | |
| 3A-Leaves without stipules | |
| 4A-Plants with hairs | |
| 5A-Herb | Hypericum tomentosum |
| 5B-Shrub | |
| 6A-Flowers 5-8 mm | Helianthemum origanifolium |
| 6B-Flowers 10-15 mm | Helianthemum marifolium* |
| 6C-Flowers 20-30 mm | Halimium halimifolium |
| 4B-Plants without hairs | |
| 5A-Herb | |
| 6A-Calyx of the flower with glands | |
| 7A-Leaves 7-25 mm | Hypericum australe |
| 7B-Leaves 13-60 mm | Hypericum perfoliatum |
| 6B-Calyx of the flower without glands | |
| 7A-Flowers 10-20 mm | Hypericum triquetrifolium |
| 7B-Flowers 20-30 mm | Hypericum perforatum |
| 5B-Shrub | |
| 6A-Leaves with wavy margin | Hypericum balearicum* (p. 180) |
| 6B-Leaf margin not like this | Hypericum hircinum* (14) |
| 3B-Leaves with stipules | |
| 4A-Herb | Helianthemum salicifolium |
| 4B-Dwarf shrub | |
| 5A-Outer stamens not fertile | Fumana thymifolia |
| 5B-All stamens fertile | |
| 6A-Epicalyx oval | Helianthemum |