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ОглавлениеOlive Olea europaea (Oleaceae)
| Flowers small | |
| 1A-Herb | |
| 2A-Leaves in whorls | Polycarpon tetraphyllum (1) |
| 2B-Leaves fleshy | Crassula vaillantii |
| 2C-Leaves different | |
| 3A-Leaves acute | Asterolinon linum-stellatum |
| 3B-Leaves rounded | |
| 4A-Plants woody below (rocky coastlines) | Polycarpon polycarpoides * |
| 4B-Not woody below (on sand + beaches) | Polycarpon alsinifolium |
| 1B-Woody climber | Boussingaultia cordifolia |
| 1C-Shrub | Phillyrea media |
| 1D-Tree | Olea europaea (p.18) |
| 2-4 petals | |
| 1A-Leaves linear | Crassula vaillantii |
| 1B-Leaves egg-shaped | Radiola linoides |
| 1C-Leaves lanceolate | |
| 2A-Tree | Olea europaea (p. 18) |
| 2B-Shrub | |
| 3A-Flowers 2-3 mm/inflorescence axillary | Phillyrea media |
| 3B-Flowers 4-6 mm/inflorescence terminal | Ligustrum ovalifolium |
Asterolinon linum-stellatum Star Flax (Primulaceae) Annual/stem 4-angled/leaves lanceolate/flowers 0-2 mm/calcareous fields/Mar-June
Boussingaultia cordifolia Madeira-vine (Basellaceae) Woody climber/leaves cordate/ inflorescence 5-20 cm/flowers 2 mm/5 stamens/fields-marshland-road sides/Sep-Oct Crassula vaillantii Narrow-leaved Mossy Stonecrop (Crassulaceae) Annual/leaves fleshy/ leaf stalk longer than the leaves/flowers 1-2 mm/marshland/Menorca/Mar-June
Ligustrum ovalifolium (Oleaceae) Shrub/leaves oval/flowers 4-6 mm/inflorescence terminal/June-July
Olea europaea Olive (Oleaceae) Tree/leaves lanceolate/flowers small and aromatic/oak forests-rock crevices-marshland-garigues-pine forests-olive tree plantations/May-June
Phillyrea media (Oleaceae) Shrub/flowers 2-3 mm/inflorescence axillary/tree heathermacchia-oak forests-rock crevices/Mar-June
Polycarpon alsinifolium Four-leaved Allseed (Caryophyllaceae) Procumbent annual/ leaves ovate or lanceolate/flowers 2-3 mm/petals divided/1-5 stamens/sandy soilsbeaches/Mar-July
Polycarpon polycarpoides* (Caryophyllaceae) Woody below/petals 1-2 mm/5 stamens/ rocky coastlines/Apr-Aug
Polycarpon tetraphyllum Four-leaved Allseed (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves obovate and in whorls of 4/flowers 2-3 mm/petals divided/1-5 stamens/fields-walls-rocky soilsroad sides/Mar-July
Radiola linoides Allseed (Linaceae) Annual to 10 cm/leaves ovate/flowers 1-2 mm/ Menorca/May-Sep
| 5 petals | |
| 1A-Leaves cordate | |
| 2A-Flowers 2 mm | Boussingaultia cordifolia |
| 2B-Flowers > 5 mm | |
| 3A-Leaves egg-shaped | Cynanchum acutum |
| 3B-Leaves narrow | Vincetoxicum hirundinaria |
| 1B-Leaves not cordate | |
| 2A-Sepals of the flower fused | |
| 3A-Petals hardly bigger than the calyx | |
| 4A-Flowers sessile | Silene disticha |
| 4B-Flowers with stalks | |
| 5A-Flowers solitary or in pairs | Silene sedoides |
| 5B-Flowers in groups of 5-15 | Silene nocturna |
| 3B-Petals >> sepals | |
| 4A-Petals deeply divided | |
| 5A-Plants without hairs | Silene vulgaris (4) |
| 5B-Plants with hairs | |
| 6A-Herb | Silene nicaeensis |
| 6B-Plants woody below | Silene mollissima* |
| 4B-Petals not deeply divided | |
| 5A-Plants without hairs | Saponaria officinalis (3) |
| 5B-Plants with hairs | |
| 6A-Flowers stalked/calyx 4-7 mm | Gypsophila pilosa |
| 6B-Flowers sessile | |
| 7A-Calyx 7-10 mm | Silene gallica |
| 7B-Calyx 11-14 mm | Silene tridentata |
| 2B-Sepals of the flower separated | |
| 3A-Petals of the flower fused | |
| 4A-Stem round | Centaurium pulchellum |
| 4B-Stem 4-angled | |
| 5A-Flowers up to 2 mm | Asterolinon linum-stellatum |
| 5B-Flowers 4-7 mm | Anagallis arvensis (9) |
| 3B-Petals of the flower separated | |
| 4A-Leaves with stalks | Stellaria pallida |
| 4B-Leaves sessile | |
| 5A-Petals of the flower divided | |
| 6A-Flowers with 3 styles | Stellaria media |
| 6B-Flowers with 5 styles | |
| 7A-Flowers with 5 stamens | |
| 8A-Petals < sepals | Cerastium semidecandrum |
| 8B-Petals > sepals | Cerastium pumilum |
| 7B-Flowers with 10 stamens | |
| 8A-Petals < sepals | Cerastium brachypetalum |
| 8B-Petals > sepals | Cerastium glomeratum |
| 5B-Petals not divided | |
| 6A-Flowers with 1-4(5) stamens | |
| 7A-Flowers in umbels | Polycarpon alsinifolium |
| 7B-Flowers not in umbels | Polycarpon tetraphyllum (1) |
| 6B-Flowers with 5 stamens | |
| 7A-Plants without hairs | |
| 8A-Petals to 2 mm | Polycarpon polycarpoides |
| 8B-Flowers 12-20 mm | Lonicera pyrenaica* |
| 7B-Plants with hairs | |
| 8A-Flowers in axillary clusters | Paronychia argentea |
| 8B-Flowers in terminal clusters | Paronychia capitata |
| 8C-Flowers terminal/12-14 mm | Gomphocarpus fruticosus |
| 6C-Flowers with 6 stamens | Frankenia pulverulenta |
| 6D-Flowers with 10 stamens | |
| 7A-Plants without hairs | |
| 8A-Leaves with stipules | |
| 9A-Stipules papery | Spergularia bocconei |
| 9B-Stipules not so | Spergularia nicaeensis |
| 8B-Leaves without stipules | |
| 9A-Flower stalk longer than calyx | Minuartia hybrida |
| 9B-Flower stalk not so | Minuartia mediterranea |
| 7B-Plants with hairs | |
| 8A-Leaves with stipules | Spergularia marina |
| 8B-Leaves without stipules | |
| 9A-Petals > sepals | |
| 10A-Leaves elongated | Arenaria grandiflora* |
| 10B-Leaves egg-shaped | Arenaria balearica* |
| 9B-Sepals > petals | |
| 10A-Calyx 3-5 mm | Arenaria serpyllifolia |
| 10B-Calyx 2-3 mm | Arenaria leptoclados |
| 6E-Flowers with many stamens | |
| 7A-Plants without hairs | Aizoon hispanicum |
| 7B-Plants with hairs | |
| 8A-Flowers with 3 sepals | Cistus clusii (2) |
| 8B-Flowers with 5 sepals | Cistus monspeliensis |
| More than 5 petals | |
| 1A-Herb/leaves grass-like | Nothoscordum fragans |
| 1B-Shrub | |
| 2A-Leaves fleshy | Drosanthemum floribundum |
| 2B-Leaves not so | Myrtus communis (5) |
| Flowers irregular | |
| 1A-Leaves sessile | Polygala nicaeensis |
| 1B-Leaves with stalks | Prunella laciniata |
Aizoon hispanicum Aizoon (Aizoaceae) Annual to 25 cm/leaves lanceolate + sessile/ flowers 9-10 mm/5-15 stamens/flowers solitary/rocky coastlines/Jan-June
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel (Primulaceae) Annual/stem 4-angled/leaves acutely ovate/flowers 4-7 mm/fields-road sides/Apr-May
Arenaria balearica* Balearic Sandwort (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy plant leaves ovate/ flowers 4-6 mm/10 stamens/oak forests-walls-shady slopes-rocky soils/Apr-July
Arenaria grandiflora* (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy plant/leaves oblong/flowers ca. 15 mm/ 10 stamens/mountains-rocky crevices calcareous fields/May-July
Arenaria leptoclados (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/leaves ovate to lanceolate flowers 4-7 mm/10 stamens/calyx 2-3 mm/calcareous fields-walls-rocky soils/Mar-June
Arenaria serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Sandwort (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/leaves acutely ovate/flowers 4-7 mm/10 stamens/calyx 3-5 mm/Mar-July
Asterolinon linum-stellatum Star Flax (Primulaceae) Annual/stem angled/leaves lanceolate/flowers 0-2 mm/calcareous fields/Mar-June
Boussingaultia cordifolia Madeira-vine (Basellaceae) Woody climber/leaves cordate/ inflorescence 5-20 cm/flowers 2 mm/5 stamens/fields-marshland-road sides/Sep-Oct
Centaurium pulchellum Lesser Centaury (Primulaceae) Annual/hairless/flowers 5-9 mm/ rocky coastlines-fields-sandy soils-beaches/Apr-May
Cerastium brachypetalum Grey Mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/hairy/flowers 5-10 mm/petals divided/petals < sepals/10 stamens/calcareous fields-rocky soils/Mar-July
Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves lanceolate to ovate/hairy/petals > sepals/petals divided/10 stamens/fields-walls-rocky soils/Feb-June
Cerastium pumilum Dwarf Mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/petals > sepals/ petals divided/5 stamens/fields/Mar-July
Cerastium semidecandrum Little Mouse-ear (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/hairy/flowers 5-10 mm/5 stamens/petals<sepals/fields-walls-rocky soils-road sides/Mar-June
Cistus clusii (Cistaceae) Hairy shrub/leaves linear/flowers 2-3 cm/petals divided/3 sepals/ many stamens/garigues-pine forest-sandy soils-beaches/Apr-May
Cistus monspeliensis Narrow-leaved Cistus (Cistaceae) Sticky glandular shrub/twigs hairy leaves linear-lanceolate or ovate/flowers 2-3 cm/5 sepals/many stamens/tree heather-macchia-olive tree plantations/Apr-June
Cynanchum acutum Stranglewort (Asclepiadaceae) Woody climber/leaves cordate/ flowers 8-12 mm/rocky coastlines-beaches-sandy soils/June-Aug
Drosanthemum floribundum (Aizoaceae) Stiffly hairy shrub/leaves succulent/flowers solitary/flowers 10-25 mm/many stamens/rocky coastlines-garden plant/Mar-June
Frankenia pulverulenta Annual Sea-heath (Frankeniaceae) Hairy annual/leaves oblongspatulate/petals 3-5 mm/6 stamens/rocky coastlines-marshland-beaches/Mar-Nov
Gomphocarpus fruticosus Bristly Silkweed (Asclepiadaceae) Shrub/hairy/leaves linearlanceolate/flowers 12-14 mm/stamens fused/fields-marshland-road sides/May-Sep
Gypsophila pilosa Gypsophila (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/flowers with long stalks/ calyx 4-7 mm/petals entire or lobed
Lonicera pyrenaica* (Caprifoliaceae) Plant woody below/flower 12-20 mm/5 stamens/ May-June
Minuartia hybrida Fine-leaved Sandwort (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/flowers 5-8 mm/stalk of the flower longer than calyx/10 stamens/calcareous fields-walls-rocky soils/Mar-Sep
Minuartia mediterranea (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves linear-lanceolate/flowers 5-8 mm/10 stamens/flower stalk < sepals/calcareous fields-walls-rocky soils/Mar-Sep
Myrtus communis Myrtle (Myrtaceae) Evergreen shrub/leaves acutely lanceolate/flowers up to 3 cm/many stamens/tree heather macchia-oak forests-marshland/May-June
Nothoscordum fragans (Liliaceae) Bulbous plant/leaves with parallel veins and linear/flowers in umbels (4 cm)/petals with pink central vein
Paronychia argentea (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy dwarf shrub/leaves linear-lanceolate, egglanceolate or rounded/flower clusters 8-10 mm/5 stamens/fields-road sides/Mar-June
Paronychia capitata (Caryophyllaceae) Procumbent plant/softly hairy/leaves oblanceolate flower clusters 8-10 mm/flowers terminal/5 stamens/fields-road sides/Mar-July
Polycarpon alsinifolium Four-leaved Allseed (Caryophyllaceae) Procumbent annual/ leaves ovate or lanceolate/flowers 2-3 mm/petals divided/1-5 stamens/sandy soilsbeaches/Mar-July
Polycarpon polycarpoides* (Caryophyllaceae) Plant/woody below/petals 1-2 mm/5 stamens/rocky coastlines/Apr-Aug
Polycarpon tetraphyllum Four-leaved Allseed (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves obovate and in whorls of 4/flowers 2-3 mm/petals divided/1-5 stamens/fields-walls-rocky soilsroad sides/Mar-July
Polygala nicaeensis Nice Milkwort (Polygalaceae) Plant woody below/lower leaves obovate-lanceolate, upper leaves linear-lanceolate/flowers 8-11 mm/flowers in terminal inflorescences and with 8 stamens/garigues-macchia-forests/Formentera/Apr-July
Prunella laciniata Cut-leaved Self-heal (Lamiaceae) Hairy annual with stipules/leaves pinnately lobed/flowers 14-20 mm/many flowers/5 stamens/fields-road sides/Menorca/ May-Sep
Saponaria officinalis Soapwort (Caryophyllaceae) Plant with elliptical leaves/flowers 25-38 mm/petals entire or lobed/forests-crop plant/June-Sep
Silene disticha (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/calyx with rough hairs/calyx 8-9 mm/petals hardly protruding from calyx/flowers almost sessile/flowers in groups of 3-8/May
Silene gallica Small-flowered Catchfly (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/lower leaves spatulate or oblanceolate, upper leaves lanceolate or linear/flowers sessile/calyx 7-10 mm/petals entire or lobed/fields-road sides/Apr-May
Silene mollissima* (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy plant/petals divided/calyx 17-25 mm/rock crevices/May-June
Silene nicaeensis (Caryophyllaceae) Sticky, hairy annual/petals divided/calyx 10-13 mm/ May
Silene nocturna (Caryophyllaceae) Softly hairy annual/leaves with short stalks, spatulate or obovate to lanceolate/petals hardly protruding from calyx/petals divided/calyx 9-13 mm/flowers almost sessile/fields-road sides/Apr-June
Silene sedoides (Caryophyllaceae) Softly hairy annual/leaves succulent/flowers stalked/ flowers in groups of 1-2/calyx 6-8 mm/petals hardly protruding from calyx/rocky coastlines/May
Silene tridentata (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/leaves lanceolate above, oblanceolate or obovate below/flowers sessile/calyx 11-14 mm/petals entire or lobed
Silene vulgaris Bladder Campion (Caryophyllaceae) Plant with lanceolate leaves/flowers 12-16 mm/petals divided/calyx inflated/fields-road sides/May-June
Spergularia bocconei Greek Sea-spurrey (Caryophyllaceae) Herb with papery stipules/ leaves with terminal bristle/flowers 7-9 mm/3 styles/10 stamens/fields-rocky coastlinesmarshland-road sides/Dec-June
Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/leaves succulent/flowers 6-8 mm/ petals entire/10 stamens/sepals approximately as big as the petals/Apr-Sep
Spergularia nicaeensis (Caryophyllaceae) Plant with succulent leaves/flowers 9-12 mm/ 10 stamens/Mar-July
Stellaria media (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/leaves hairless/leaves ovate or lanceolate/ flowers 4-7 mm/petals divided/0-10 stamens/fields-road sides/Jan-June
Stellaria pallida Lesser Chickweed (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves acutely ovate/ flowers 4-5 mm/2 stamens/fields-walls-rocky soils-road sides/Jan-Dec
Vincetoxicum hirundinaria Swallow-wort (Asclepiadaceae) Plant with acutely-ovate leaves/base of leaves cordate/flowers 5-10 mm/rock crevices/May-July
Cow Basil Vaccaria hispanica (Caryophyllaceae)
| Flowers small | |
| 1A-Leaves lanceolate | Silene apetala |
| 1B-Leaves fleshy | |
| 2B-Leaves almost imbricate | Crassula tillaea |
| 2C-Leaves not so | Crassula vaillantii |
Crassula tillaea Mossy Stonecrop (Crassulaceae) Moss-like plant/leaves almost overlapping, ovate-lanceolate, succulent/petals < sepals/petals 1 mm/fields-road sidesrock crevices/Jan-Aug
Crassula vaillantii Narrow-leaved Mossy Stonecrop (Crassulaceae) Annual/flowers 1-2 mm/leaves succulent/leaf stalk longer than the leaves/marshland/Menorca/Mar-June
Silene apetala (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/lower leaves narrow and lanceolate, upper leaves linear-lanceolate/petals missing or hidden in calyx/3 styles/calyx 7-10 mm/fieldsroad sides/Feb-Mar
| 2-4 petals | |
| 1A-Flowers with 2 or 3 petals | Crassula tillaea |
| 1B-Flowers with 4 petals | |
| 2A-Flowers up to 2 mm big | Crassula vaillantii |
| 2B-Flowers 4-5 mm | Exaculum pusillum |
Crassula tillaea Mossy Stonecrop (Crassulaceae) Moss-like plant/leaves almost overlapping, ovate-lanceolate, succulent/petals < sepals/petals 1 mm/fields-road sidesrock crevices/Jan-Aug
Crassula vaillantii Narrow-leaved Mossy Stonecrop (Crassulaceae) Annual/flowers 1-2 mm/leaves succulent/leaf stalk longer than the leaves/marshland/Menorca/Mar-June
Exaculum pusillum (Gentianaceae) Herb with lanceolate leaves/flowers 4-5 mm/stigma divided in 2
| 5 petals | |
| 1A-Sepals of the flower fused | |
| 2A-Flowers with 2 styles | |
| 3A-Stem without hairs | |
| 4A-Flowers 6-8 mm | Gypsophila pilosa |
| 4B-Flowers 8-16 mm | Vaccaria hispanica (p. 24) |
| 4C-Flowers > 16 mm | Saponaria officinalis (199) |
| 3B-Stem with hairs | |
| 4A-Leaf sheath < 2x as long as wide | Petrorhagia nanteuilii |
| 4B-Leaf sheath much longer than wide | Petrorhagia dubia |
| 2B-Flowers with 3-5 styles | |
| 3A-Calyx of the flower < 13 mm | |
| 4A-Petals not visible or lacking | Silene apetala |
| 4B-Petals entire | |
| 5A-Calyx < 3 mm | Silene gallica |
| 5B-Calyx 11-14 mm | Silene tridentata |
| 4C-Petals lobed | |
| 5A-Calyx not contracted | Silene rubella |
| 5B-Calyx opening contracted | Silene cerastoides |
| 4D-Petals deeply divided | |
| 5A-Flowers solitary | Silene colorata |
| 5B-Flowers in groups of 2-8 | Silene nicaeensis |
| 3B-Calyx of the flower > 13 mm | |
| 4A-Flowers in groups of 1-3 | |
| 5A-Stem with glandular hairs | Silene almolae |
| 5B-Stem without glandular hairs | Silene sericea |
| 4B-Flowers in groups of > 3 | |
| 5A-Plants without hairs | Silene muscipula |
| 5B-Plants (almost) hairless | Silene secundiflora |
| 5C-Plants with hairs | |
| 6A-Petals entire | Silene pseudatocion* |
| 6B-Petals of the flower divided | |
| 7A-Plants woody below | Silene hifacensis* |
| 7B-Plants not woody below | Silene bellidifolia |
| 1B-Sepals of the flower separated | |
| 2A-Petals of the flower fused | |
| 3A-Leaves with stalks | Nerium oleander (7) |
| 3B-Leaves sessile | |
| 4A-Stem 4-angled | |
| 5A-Petals > sepals | Anagallis tenella |
| 5B-Petals and sepals of equal length | Anagallis arvensis (9) |
| 4B-Stem not 4-angled | |
| 5A-Flowers 5-9 mm/stems branched | Centaurium pulchellum |
| 5B-Flowers bigger | |
| 6A-Flowers salmon coloured | Centaurium bianoris * |
| 6B-Flowers pink | Centaurium erythraea (30) |
| 2B-Petals of the flower separated | |
| 3A-Leaves without stipules | |
| 4A-Flowers with 4-5 stamens | |
| 5A-Flowers 5-9 mm/stems branched | Centaurium pulchellum |
| 5B-Flowers bigger | |
| 6A-Flowers salmon coloured | Centaurium bianoris * |
| 6B-Flowers pink | Centaurium erythraea (30) |
| 4B-Flowers with 6 stamens | |
| 5A-Flowers terminal | Frankenia hirsuta |
| 5B-Flowers different | Frankenia laevis (6) |
| 4C-Flowers with 10 stamens | Rhodalsine geniculata |
| 3B-Leaves with stipules | |
| 4A-Sepals of the flower 2-4 mm | |
| 5A-Leaves with terminal bristle | Spergularia bocconei |
| 5B-Leaves without terminal bristle | Spergularia marina |
| 4B-Sepals of the flower 4-6 mm | Spergularia media (18) |
| More than 5 petals | |
| 1A-Leaves almost cylindrical | Drosanthemum floribundum |
| 1B-Leaves triangular | |
| 2A-Flowers 24-30 mm | Lampranthus multiradiatus (19) |
| 2B-Flowers 30-40 mm | Lampranthus roseus |
| Flowers irregular | |
| 1A-Leaves with stalks | Thymus richardii* (8) |
| 1B-Leaves sessile | |
| 2A-Flowers < 8 mm/stems almost hairless | |
| 3A-Bracts/leaves oval or triangular | Micromeria microphylla* |
| 3B-Upper bracts/leaves lanceolate | Micromeria nervosa |
| 2B-Flowers > 8 mm | |
| 3A-Stem without hairs | Polygala nicaeensis |
| 3B-Stem white tomentose | Teucrium marum* (12) |
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel (Primulaceae) Annual/stem 4-angled/leaves acutely ovate/flowers 4-7 mm/fields-road sides/Apr-May
Anagallis tenella Bog Pimpernel (Primulaceae) Hairless annual/stem 4-angled/leaves rounded/flowers 6-10 mm/marshland/Apr-Sep
Centaurium bianoris* (Gentiananceae) Annual/leaves sessile/flowers 11-18 mm/ calcareous fields/Apr-June
Centaurium erythraea Common Centaury (Gentianaceae) Annual/lower leaves obovate, stem leaves oblong to narrowly ovate/flowers 9-15 mm/fields-rocky coastlines-garigues pine forest-macchia-marshland/Apr-Aug
Centaurium pulchellum Lesser Centaury (Gentianaceae) Branched annual/leaves ovatelanceolate/flowers 5-9 mm/fields-rocky coastlines-beaches/Apr-May
Drosanthemum floribundum (Aizoaceae) Dwarf shrub to 15 cm/leaves almost cylindrical flowers 10-25 mm/many stamens/with transparent/papillae/rocky coastlines/Mar-June
Frankenia hirsuta (Frankeniaceae) Plant with terminal flowers/leaves rolled in/petals 4-6 mm/rocky coastlines/Apr-May
Frankenia laevis Sea-heath (Frankeniaceae) Plant with leaves in whorls/petals 4-6 mm/ rocky coastlines/Apr-May
Gypsophila pilosa Gypsophila (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves linear to lanceolate/ flowers 6-8 mm/petals lobed/2 styles or stigmas/calyx with papery joints
Lampranthus multiradiatus (Aizoaceae) Shrub/leaves 3-angled/flowers 24-30 mm/many stamens/garden plant/Apr-May
Lampranthus roseus (Aizoaceae) Dwarf shrub to 15 cm/leaves 3-angled/flowers 3-4 cm/ many stamens/without transparent papillae/garden plant/Apr-May
Micromeria microphylla* (Lamiaceae) Dwarf shrub/flowers 5-8 mm/leaves in pairs/ leaves and bracts oval or triangular/fields-rock crevices-walls-road sides/May-June
Micromeria nervosa (Lamiaceae) Dwarf shrub/leaves acutely ovate/flowers 4-6 mm/upper leaves or bracts linear-lanceolate/garigues-pine forest/Apr-June
Nerium oleander Oleander (Apocynaceae) Shrub/leaves oblong lanceolate/flowers > 3 cm marshland-garden plant/May-June
Petrorhagia dubia (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/stem hairy/leaf sheath > 2x as long as wide/ flowers 2-3 mm/2 styles or stigmas/calyx with veins/calyx tubes with papery joints
Petrorhagia nanteuilii Childling Pink (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/flower with 2 styles or stigmas/stem partly with glandular hairs/leaf sheath < 2x as long as wide/calyx with veins/calyx tubes with papery joints/fields-roadsides/May-June
Polygala nicaeensis Nice Milkwort (Polygalaceae) Plant woody below/lower leaves obovate-lanceolate, upper leaves linear-lanceolate/flowers 8-11 mm/flowers in terminal inflorescences and with 8 stamens/garigues-macchia-forests/Formentera/Apr-July
Rhodalsine geniculata (Caryophyllaceae) Softly hairy plant/flowers axillary/flowers 5-8 mm/fields-rocky coastlines-road sides/Apr-May
Saponaria officinalis Soapwort (Caryophyllaceae) Annual plant/leaves acutely ovate/ flower with 2 styles or stigmas/calyx without veins/calyx smooth and tubular/June-Sep
Silene almolae (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/stem with glandular hairs/flowers in groups of 1-3/calyx 12-18 mm/3 styles
Silene apetala (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/lower leaves narrowly lanceolate, upper leaves linear-lanceolate/3 styles/calyx 7-10 mm/petals hidden in calyx or missing/fieldsroad sides/Feb-Mar
Silene bellidifolia (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/flowers in groups/petals divided/ flowers in dense inflorescences/flowers with long stalks
Silene cerastoides (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/petals lobed/calyx opening contracted/ calyx 8-11 mm/calyx with veins/rocky coastlines-calcareous fields-beaches/Mar-May
Silene colorata (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/leaves spatulate to linear/petals deeply divided/flowers solitary/3 styles/calyx < 13 mm/calyx with veins/ fields-beaches-road sides/May
Silene gallica Small-flowered Catchfly (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/leaves oblong spatulate/flowers 7-14 mm/calyx < 3 mm/calyx with veins/3 styles/fields-road sides/ Apr-June
Silene hifacensis* (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy plant/calyx with 10 veins/rock crevices/Ibiza/ Apr-June
Silene muscipula (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves lanceolate/flowers with short stalks/ flowers in groups/calyx 13-17 mm/3 styles
Silene nicaeensis (Caryophyllaceae) Sticky, hairy annual/petals deeply divided/flowers in groups of 2-8/calyx < 13 mm/calyx with veins/3 styles/May
Silene pseudatocion* (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/flowers in groups of > 3/flowers in inflorescences/calyx 13-20 mm/calyx with glandular hairs/3 styles/Apr-June
Silene rubella (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/petals not divided/calyx opening not contracted/calyx 7-11 mm/calyx with veins/3 styles/fields-road sides/May-June
Silene secundiflora (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/flowers 7-8 mm/calyx 13-17 mm/calyx with 5-10 veins/3 styles/rocky coastlines-calcareous fields-beaches/Apr-June
Silene sericea (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/3 styles/calyx 12-20 mm/flowers solitary or rarely in groups of 2-3
Silene tridentata (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/upper leaves lanceolate, lower leaves obovate/flowers sessile/calyx 11-14 mm/petals entire or lobed/3 styles/Ibiza
Spergularia bocconei Greek Sea-spurrey (Caryophyllaceae) Plant with stipules/leaves with terminal bristle/petals < sepals/sepals 2-4 mm/fields-rocky coastlines-marshlandroad sides/Dec-June
Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae) Plant with stipules/leaves linear and succulent/ flowers 3-6 mm/sepals 2-4 mm/Apr-May
Spergularia media (Caryophyllaceae) Plant with stipules/leaves succulent/flowers 9-12 mm/sepals 4-6 mm/7-10 stamens/rocky coastlines-marshland-salt meadows/Apr-June
Teucrium marum* Cat Thyme (Lamiaceae) Grey dwarf shrub/stem white wooly/leaves linear-lanceolate/flowers 10-12 mm/flower without upper lip and with 4 stamens/rocky coastlines-garigues-pine forests/Apr-Oct
Thymus richardii* (Lamiaceae) Dwarf shrub/flower 7-9 mm/calyx with 10-13 veins/rock crevices-shady slopes/Ibiza/June-July
Vaccaria hispanica Cow Basil (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate/flowers 8-16 mm/calyx with 5 wings/2 styles or stigmas/fields-road sides/Feb-July
Grey-leaved Cistus Cistus albidus (Cistaceae)
| Flowers small | |
| 1A-Aquatic plant | Elatine hydropiper |
| 1B-Land plant | |
| 2A-Leaves fleshy | Lythrum portula |
| 2B-Leaves not so | Elatine macropoda |
| 2-4 petals | |
| 1A-Leaves with stalks | Elatine hydropiper |
| 5 petals | |
| 1A-Leaves with stalks | |
| 2A-Herb/flowers 25-35mm | Mirabilis jalapa |
| 2B-Plants woody below/flowers 6-8 mm | Vincetoxicum nigrum |
| 2C-Shrub/flowers 40-60 mm | Cistus creticus |
| 1B-Leaves sessile | |
| 2A-Petals of the flower fused | |
| 3A-Stem 4-angled/flowers 4-7 mm | Anagallis arvensis (9) |
| 3B-Stem round/flowers 12-14 mm | |
| 4A-Flowers solitary | Centaurium spicatum |
| 4B-Flowers in groups/Apr-May | Centaurium tenuiflorum |
| 2B-Petals of the flower separated | |
| 3A-Sepals fused | |
| 4A-Petal margin toothed | Dianthus rupicola* |
| 4B-Petal margin entire | |
| 5A-Plants woody below | Silene hifacensis* |
| 5B-Plants not woody below | |
| 6A-Sepals > petals | Agrostemma githago (p. 46) |
| 6B-Calyx < 11 mm | Silene rubella |
| 6C-Calyx 10-25 mm | Silene cambessedesii* |
| 3B-Sepals not so | |
| 4A-Herb | |
| 5A-Plants woody below | Spergularia fimbriata |
| 5B-Plants not woody below | |
| 6A-Inflorescence without bracts | Spergularia diandra |
| 6B-Inflorescence with bracts | |
| 7A-Seeds black | Spergularia heldreichii |
| 7B-Seeds brown | Spergularia rubra |
| 4B-Shrub | |
| 5A-Plants with hairs/flowers 4-6 cm | Cistus albidus (p. 30) |
| 5B-Plants without hairs/flowers small | Coriaria myrtifolia |
Agrostemma githago Corn Cockle (Caryophyllaceae) Grey hairy annual/leaves linearlanceolate/flowers 3-5 cm/5 styles/fields-road sides/May
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel (Primulaceae) Annual/stem 4-angled/leaves obovate/flowers 4-7 mm/5 stamens/fields-road sides/Apr-May
Centaurium spicatum Spiked Centaury (Gentianaceae) Annual/leaves ovate below, elliptical above/flowers 12-14 mm/June-Oct
Centaurium tenuiflorum Slender Centaury (Gentianaceae) Annual/leaves broadly ovate below, elliptical-oblong above/flower 12-14 mm/fields-marshland-beaches/Apr-May
Cistus albidus Grey-leaved Cistus (Cistaceae) Greyhwhite hairy shrub/leaves ovate to elliptical/flowers 4-6 cm/flower stalk 5-20 mm/many stamens/garigues-pine forest/Apr-June
Cistus creticus (Cistaceae) Shrub/hairy/leaves ovate-lanceolate/flowers 4-6 cm/gariguespine forest-beaches/Apr-June
Coriaria myrtifolia Mediterranean Coriaria (Coriariaceae) Shrub/stem 4-angled leaves acutely lanceolate to egg-shaped/flowers 2-5 cm/marshland/Apr-July
Dianthus rupicola* (Caryophyllaceae) Shrub/leaves 3-5 mm wide/petal margin toothed/ petals 10-15 mm/rock crevices/July-Sep
Elatine hydropiper Eight-stamened Waterwort (Elatinaceae) Aquatic plant/leaves elliptical/8 stamens/marshland/Menorca
Elatine macropoda (Elatinaceae) Annual/flowers stalked/4 sepals and petals/8 stamens/ marshland/May-July
Lythrum portula Water Purslane (Lythraceae) Annual/leaves obovate/flowers 1-2 mm/ Menorca
Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae) Annual/leaves acutely-ovate/flowers 25-35mm with 5 stamens/fields-marshland-road sides-garden plant/July-Oct
Silene cambessedesii* (Caryophyllaceae) Annual with glandular hairs/calyx 10-25 mm/ calyx with veins/rocky coastlines-beaches/Mar-June
Silene hifacensis* (Caryophyllaceae) Woody below/hairy/petal edge roled in/calyx 17-21 mm/calyx with veins/rock crevices/Ibiza
Silene rubella (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/calyx < 11 mm/calyx with veins fieldsroad sides/May-June
Spergularia diandra (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves with triangular stipules/flowers 3-5 mm/2-3 stamens/rocky coastlines/Apr-June
Spergularia fimbriata (Caryophyllaceae) Plant woody below/leaves with stipules/petals 4-6 mm/10 stamens/Ibiza
Spergularia heldreichii (Caryophyllaceae) Annual with stipules/inflorescence with (2)6-8(10) stamens/seeds black/capsule 2-3 mm
Spergularia rubra (Caryophyllaceae) Sticky annual/leaves linear with stipules/petals 3-4 mm/stamens 5-10/seeds brown/fields-marshland-beaches-road sides/Apr-May
Vincetoxicum nigrum Dark Swallow-wort (Asclepiadaceae) Leaves broadly ovatelanceolate/flowers 6-8 mm/stamens fused/rock crevices/May-Aug
| More than 5 petals | |
| 1A-Leaves with stalks | |
| 2A-Flowers 1-2 mm | Lythrum borysthenicum |
| 2B-Flowers > 10 mm | Aptenia cordifolia |
| 1B-Leaves sessile | |
| 2A-Plants with hairs | Drosanthemum hispidum |
| 2B-Plants without hairs | |
| 3A-Flowers up to 2 mm big | Lythrum portula |
| 3B-Flowers > 10 mm | |
| 4A-Flowers with 4-5 styles | Lampranthus multiradiatus (19) |
| 4B-Flowers with 8-20 styles | |
| 5A-Stamens of the flower white | Disphyma crassifolia |
| 5B-Stamens of the flower red | Carpobrotus chilensis |
| 5C-Stamens of the flower yellow | |
| 6A-Flowers 8-9 cm | Carpobrotus edulis (10) |
| 6B-Flowers > 10 cm | Carpobrotus acinaciformis |
| Flowers irregular | |
| 1A-Herb without hairs | Centranthus ruber (11) |
| 1B-Hairy dwarf shrub | |
| 2A-Upper lip of the flower divided | Coridothymus capitatus |
| 2B-Upper and lower lip of the flower lobed | Micromeria graeca |
Aptenia cordifolia (Aizoaceae) Plant with flat leaves/leaves cordate-ovate and with delicate hairs/flowers 2 cm/flowers with 4 stigmas/fields-road sides/Apr-Nov
Carpobrotus acinaciformis Red Hottentot Fig (Aizoaceae) Hairless plant/flower 11-12 cm many yellow stamens/leaves succulent and 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 caput-felis* (p. 36) |
| 6B-Epicalyx linear | Helianthemum nummularium |
| More than 5 petals | |
| 1A-Flowers 8-15 mm | Blackstonia perfoliata |
| 1B-Flowers 20-30 mm/leaves triangular | Lampranthus multiradiatus (19) |
| 1C-Flowers 80-90 mm | Carpobrotus edulis (15) |
| Flowers dandelionlike | |
| 1A-Leaves sessile | Picris echioides |
Blackstonia perfoliata Yellow-wort (Gentianaceae) Erect annual with basal leaf rosette/ stem leaves joint at the base/flowers 8-15 mm/wet places/Jan-Sep
Buxus balearica Balearic Box (Buxaceae) Evergreen shrub/leaves ovate-elliptical/flower groups up to 10 mm/4 stamens/mountain forests-rocky coasts/Jan-Feb
Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot Fig (Aizoaceae) Procumbent plant with succulent leaves/ leaves triangular in diameter/flowers 8-9 cm/many yellow stamens/Apr-Aug
Centaurium maritimum Yellow Centaury (Gentianaceae) Annual/leaves elliptical/flowers 11-25 mm/garigues-dry meadows/Apr-July
Cicendia filiformis Yellow Centaury (Gentianaceae) Annual with 1-3 stems/leaves linear/ flowers solitary/flowers with long stalks/flowers 3-7 mm/fields/Menorca/Apr-July
Euonymus europaeus Spindle (Celastraceae) Shrub/twigs 4-angled/leaves ovatelanceolate/flowers 8-10 mm/oak forests-hedgerows/Mar-May
Fumana thymifolia Thyme-leaved Fumana (Cistaceae) Dwarf shrub with stipules/leaves needle-like/flowers 9-14 mm/outer filaments of the stamens without anthers/rocky areas-garigues/Mar-June
Halimium halimifolium (Cistaceae) Hairy dwarf shrub without stipules/leaves elliptical/ flowers 2-3 cm/on sand/Apr-May
Helianthemum caput-felis* Cat’s-head Rockrose (Cistaceae) Small shrub with stipules/ leaves linear-lanceolate/flowers 16-22 mm/all stamens fertile/epicalyx oval + reflexed/ beaches/May-June
Helianthemum marifolium* (Cistaceae) Hairy dwarf shrub/leaves oval/lower side of leaves grey or white-wooly/flowers 10-15 mm/oak and pine forest-garigues-beaches/ Feb-July
Helianthemum nummularium Common Rockrose (Cistaceae) Dwarf shrub with stipules/ leaves oblong/lower side of leaves with grey hairs/flowers 12-20 mm/all stamens fertile/ epicalyx linear/Apr-May
Helianthemum origanifolium (Cistaceae) Hairy dwarf shrub/flowers 5-8mm/on sand/ Apr-May
Helianthemum salicifolium Willow-leaved Rockrose (Cistaceae) Annual with stipules/ hairy/leaves obovate/flowers 10-22 mm/Mar-June
Hypericum australe (Hypericaceae) Hairless plant/leaves lanceolate/petals 8-11mm/calyx with glands/Menorca
Hypericum balearicum* Balearic St. John’s-wort (Hypericaceae) Shrub/twigs 4-angled/ leaves ovate-oblong/leaf edge wavy/flowers 15-40 mm/oak forest-olive tree plantations/ Jan-Dec
Hypericum hircinum* Stinking Tutsan (Hypericaceae) Shrub/leaves narrowly lanceolate to oval/flowers 25-30 mm/wet places in the mountains/May-Sep
Hypericum perfoliatum (Hypericaceae) Annual/leaves lanceolate/flowers 16-26 mm/calyx with glands/fields-road sides/May-June
Hypericum perforatum Perforate St. John’s-wort (Hypericaceae) Annual/leaves oval to linear/flowers 2-3 cm/waste land/May-July
Hypericum tomentosum (Hypericaceae) Hairy annual/leaves ovate/flowers 10-22 mm/ wet places/Apr-Sep
Hypericum triquetrifolium Crisped St. John’s-wort (Hypericaceae) Annual with wavy leaves/leaves triangular-lanceolate/flowers 10-20 mm/garigues-fields-waste land/ Menorca/Mar-Oct
Lampranthus multiradiatus (Aizoaceae) Shrub with sessile leaves/leaves 3-angled/ flowers 24-30 mm/garden plant/Apr-May
Picris echioides Bristly Ox-tongue (Compositae) Hairy annual/multi-flowered/bracts hairy and in multiple rows/flowers up to 20-25 mm/waste land-road sides/May-Sep
Sagina apetala Annual Pearlwort (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves acutely spined or tipped (magnifying glass)/flowers 2-4 mm/calcareous fields-walls-rocky soils/Apr-May
Sagina maritima Sea Pearlwort (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves linear-lanceolate/ flowers 4-6 mm/dunes-calcareous fields-beaches/Apr-May
Vincetoxicum hirundinaria (Asclepiadaceae) Winding plant/leaves cordate-ovate/flowers 5-10 mm/in groups of 6-8/grassland/May-July
Narrow-leaved Mock Privet Phillyrea angustifolia (Oleaceae)
| Flowers small | |
| 1A-Aquatic plant | |
| 2A-With floating leaves | Potamogeton natans |
| 2B-Only with submerged leaves | Potamogeton pusillus |
| 1B-Shrub | |
| 2A-Leaves flat and stalked | Halimione portulacoides |
| 2B-Leaves scale-like/stem fleshy | |
| 3A-Seeds black | Arthrocnemum macrostachyum |
| 3B-Seeds grey or brown | |
| 4A-With stems below ground | Sarcocornia perennis (16) |
| 4B-Without stems below ground | Sarcocornia fruticosa |
| 1C-Herb | |
| 2A-Leaves fleshy | Salicornia ramosissima |
| 2B-Leaves different | |
| 3A-Leaves stalked | Spinacia oleraceae |
| 3B-Leaves sessile | Herniaria hirsuta |
Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (Chenopodiaceae) Shrub/leaves succulent + in scales/ flowers small/rocky coastlines-marshland/Apr-Sep
Halimione portulacoides Sea Purslane (Chenopodiaceae) Small silvery shrub/lower leaves cordate/rocky coastlines-marshland/July-Oct
Herniaria hirsuta Hairy Rupture-wort (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/leaves elliptical/ flower 1-2 mm/calyx densely hairy/2-5 stamens/dry places/Apr-June
Potamogeton natans Broad-leaved Pondweed (Potamogetonaceae) Aquatic plant with leaves on the water surface
Potamogeton pusillus Lesser Pondweed (Potamogetonaceae) Aquatic plant without leaves on the water surface
Salicornia ramosissima Wood Glasswort (Chenopodiaceae) Dwarf shrub/leaves succulent flowers small + with yellow stamens/marshland/Aug-Oct
Sarcocornia fruticosa (Chenopodiaceae) Dwarf shrub/stem whitish/leaves succulent/ rocky coastlines-marshland/June-Sep
Sarcocornia perennis Shrubby Glasswort (Chenopodiaceae) Mat forming dwarf shrub/ leaves succulent/marshland/June-Sep
Spinacia oleraceae Spinach (Chenopodiaceae) Annual/calyx with 4-5 parts/4-5 stamens/ crop plant
| 2-4 petals | |
| 1A-Aquatic plant | |
| 2A-With floating leaves | Potamogeton natans |
| 2B-Only with submerged leaves | Potamogeton pusillus |
| 1B-Land plant | |
| 2A-Leaves not fleshy | |
| 3A-Stem not woody | Salicornia ramosissima |
| 3B-Stem woody | |
| 4A-With stems below ground | Sarcocornia perennis (16) |
| 4B-Without stems below ground | Sarcocornia fruticosa |
| 2B-Leaves fleshy | |
| 3A-Leaves sessile | |
| 4A-Leaves linear or lanceolate | Euphorbia falcata |
| 4B-Leaves obovate | Euphorbia peplus (71) |
| 3B-Leaves with stalks | |
| 4A-Twigs hairy | Phillyrea latifolia |
| 4B-Twigs hairless | Phillyrea angustifolia (p. 40) |
| 5 petals | |
| 1A-Leaves sessile | |
| 2A-Sepals of the flower fused | Silene apetala |
| 2B-Sepals of the flower separated | Loeflingia hispanica |
| 1B-Leaves with stalks | |
| 2A-Flowers with 5 stamens | Moehringia pentandra |
| 2B-Flowers with 15 stamens | Tetragonia tetragonoides |
| Flowers different | |
| 1A-Stem hairy above | Euphorbia prostrata |
| 1B-Stem without hairs | |
| 2A-Leaves with stipules | Euphorbia peplis |
| 2B-Leaves without stipules | Euphorbia lathyris |
Euphorbia falcata (Euphorbiaceae) Herb with latex/leaves linear or lanceolate/capsule without wings/fields/May-Sep
Euphorbia lathyris Caper (Euphorbiaceae) Herb with latex/leaves linear/inflorescence with 2-6 rays/Apr-July
Euphorbia peplis Purple Spurge (Euphorbiaceae) Herb with latex/leaves not irregular and with stipules/beaches/June-Sep
Euphorbia peplus Petty Spurge (Euphorbiaceae) Annual with latex/leaves obovate/fieldsroad sides/May-Oct
Euphorbia prostrata (Euphorbiaceae) Herb with latex/stem hairy above/leaves oblong/ fields-road sides/May-July
Loeflingia hispanica Loeflingia (Caryophyllaceae) Annual with glandular hairs/leaves linear/flowers 3-4 mm/3 stamens/beaches/Ibiza/Mar-June
Moehringia pentandra Moehringia (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/stem hairy/leaves ovate/ flowers 4-8 mm/flower only with sepals/without petals/5 stamens/shady mountains/ Apr-May
Phillyrea angustifolia Narrow-leaved Mock Privet (Oleaceae) Evergreen shrub/leaves narrowly lanceolate + with 4-6 pairs of veins/flowers 2-3 mm/garigues-pine forest-olive tree plantations/Mar-June
Phillyrea latifolia Green Olive Tree (Oleaceae) Evergreen shrub/twigs with fine hairs/ young leaves cordate-ovate to lanceolate/flowers 2-3 mm/tree heath-garigues-oak forest-pine forest-rock crevices/Mar-June
Potamogeton natans Broad-leaved Pondweed (Potamogetonaceae) Aquatic plant with leaves on the water surface
Potamogeton pusillus Lesser Pondweed (Potamogetonaceae) Aquatic plant without leaves on the water surface
Salicornia ramosissima Wood Glasswort (Chenopodiaceae) Dwarf shrub/leaves succulent flowers small + with yellow stamens/marshland/Aug-Oct
Sarcocornia fruticosa (Chenopodiaceae) Dwarf shrub/stem whitish/leaves succulent/ rocky coastlines-marshland/June-Sep
Sarcocornia perennis Shrubby Glasswort (Chenopodiaceae) Mat forming dwarf shrub/ leaves succulent/marshland/June-Sep
Silene apetala (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/leaves small to linear-lanceolate/petals missing or not visible/3 styles/calyx 7-10 mm/fields-road sides/Feb-May
Tetragonia tetragonoides New Zealand Spinach (Aizoaceae) Annual/leaves 3-angled/ flowers almost sessile axillary, mostly with 15 stamens
Honeysuckle Lonicera implexa (Caprifoliaceae)
| 5 petals | |
| 1A-Flowers white with orange centre | Zygophyllum fabago |
| 1B-Flowers different | |
| 2A-Petals fused | Centaurium bianoris* |
| 2B-Petals separated | |
| 3A-Flowers yellow with black markings | Halimium halimifolium |
| 3B-Flowers white with yellow base | Helianthemum appeninum |
Centaurium bianoris* (Gentiananceae) Annual/leaves sessile/flowers salmon-coloured and yellow/flowers 11-18 mm/calcareous fields/Apr-June
Halimium halimifolium (Cistaceae) Hairy shrub/hairs stellate/leaves oblong-elliptical/ flowers yellow with black spot/flowers 2-4 cm/many stamens/3-5 dissimilar sepals/ pine forest-beaches/May-July
Helianthemum appeninum White Rockrose (Cistaceae) Hairy shrub/hairs stellate/leaves oblong-lanceolate/flowers white with yellow base/flowers 14-20 mm/many stamens/ rock crevices/Apr-July
Zygophyllum fabago Syrian Bean-caper (Zygophyllaceae) Plant with inverted-ovate leaves/flowers white with orange centre/10 stamens/waste land-road sides/June
| More than 5 petals | |
| 1A-Leaves sessile | Nothoscordum fragans |
Nothoscordum fragans (Liliaceae) Bulbous plant with parallel-veined leaves/flowers in 4 cm big umbels/petals with pink middle vein/fields-road sides
| Flower irregular | |
| 1A-Flowers 8-16 mm and with 2-3 stamens | Fedia cornucopiae |
| 1B-Flowers 35-45 mm and with 5 stamens | Lonicera implexa (p. 44) |
Fedia cornucopiae (Valerianaceae) Annual/leaves spatulate/flowers 8-16 mm/flowers marked red + pink/2-3 stamens/fields-road sides/Apr-June
Lonicera implexa Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae) Ascending evergreen shrub with sessile leaves/leaves ovate-elliptical/flowers 35-45 mm/5 stamens/tree heath-oak forest-pine forest/Apr-June
Corn Cockle Agrostemma githago (Caryophyllaceae)
| Flowers small | |
| 1A-Flowers violet | |
| 2A-Aquatic plant | |
| 3A-Upper leaves stalked | Elatine hydropiper |
| 3B-Upper leaves sessile | Elatine macropoda |
| 2B-Land plant | |
| 3A-Stems 4-6angled | Valerianella eriocarpa |
| 3B-Stem round | Lythrum portula |
| 2-4 petals | |
| 1A-Flowers violet | |
| 2A-Aquatic plant | |
| 3A-Upper leaves stalked | Elatine hydropiper |
| 3B-Upper leaves sessile | Elatine macropoda |
| 2B-Land plant | |
| 3A-Flowers with 2 or 3 petals | Crassula tillaea |
| 3B-Flowers with 4 petals | |
| 4A-Flowers to 2 mm | Crassula vaillantii |
| 4B-Flowers 4-5 mm | Exaculum pusillum |
| 4C-Flowers 5-10 mm | Veronica anagallis-aquatica (17) |
Crassula tillaea Mossy Stonecrop (Crassulaceae) Moss-like plant/leaves almost overlapping, ovate-lanceolate, succulent/petals < sepals/petals 1 mm/fields-road sidesrock crevices/Jan-Aug
Crassula vaillantii Narrow-leaved Mossy Stonecrop (Crassulaceae) Annual/flowers 1-2 mm/leaves succulent/leaf stalk longer than the leaves/marshland/Menorca/Mar-June
Elatine hydropiper Eight-stamened Waterwort (Elatinaceae) Aquatic plant/leaves elliptical/8 stamens/marshland/Menorca
Elatine macropoda (Elatinaceae) Annual/flowers stalked/4 sepals and petals/8 stamens/ marshland/May-July
Exaculum pusillum (Gentianaceae) Annual with lanceolate leaves/flowers 4-5 mm/stigma with 2 parts
Lythrum portula Water Purslane (Lythraceae) Annual/leaves obovate/flowers 1-2 mm/ Menorca
Valerianella eriocarpa Hairy-fruited Cornsalad (Valerianaceae) Annual/lower leaves spoon-shaped, upper leaves oblong/flowers 2-3 mm/3 stamens/leaves toothed at the base/waste land/Apr-May
Veronica anagallis-aquatica Blue Water Speedwell (Scrophulariaceae) Plant with hollow stem/leaves lanceolate/flowers in opposite inflorescences/flowers 5-10 mm/wet places/ Apr-Sep
| 5 petals (violet) | |
| 1A-Stem angled | |
| 2A-Plants without hairs | Anagallis tenella |
| 2B-Plants with hairs | Valerianella eriocarpa |
| 1B-Stem round | |
| 2A-Leaves with stalks | |
| 3A-Herb/flowers 25-35mm | Mirabilis jalapa |
| 3B-Woody at the base/flowers 6-8 mm | Vincetoxicum nigrum |
| 3C-Shrub/flowers 40-60 mm | |
| 4A-Leaves egg-shaped | Cistus creticus |
| 4B-Leaves lanceolate | Nerium oleander (7) |
| 2B-Leaves sessile | |
| 3A-Sepals of the flower fused | |
| 4A-Petal margin toothed | Dianthus rupicola* |
| 4B-Petal margin entire | |
| 5A-Sepals > petals | Agrostemma githago (p. 46) |
| 5B-Styles and stigma of the flower hairy | Silene cambessedesii* |
| 5C-Flowers different | |
| 6A-Flowers with 2 styles | |
| 7A-Stem without hairs | |
| 8A-Flowers 6-8 mm | Gypsophila pilosa |
| 8B-Flowers 8-16 mm | Vaccaria hispanica (p. 24) |
| 8C-Flowers > 16 mm | Saponaria officinalis (199) |
| 7B-Stem with hairs | |
| 8A-Leaf sheath < 2x as long as wide | Petrorhagia nanteuilii |
| 8B-Leaf sheath much longer | Petrorhagia dubia |
| 6B-Flowers with 3-5 styles | |
| 7A-Calyx of the flower < 13 mm | |
| 8A-Petals entire | |
| 9A-Calyx < 3 mm | Silene gallica |
| 9B-Calyx 11-14 mm | Silene tridentata |
| 8B-Petals lobed | |
| 9A-Calyx not narrowed | Silene rubella |
| 9B-Calyx opening contracted | Silene cerastoides |
| 8C-Petals deeply divided | |
| 9A-Flowers solitary | Silene colorata |
| 9B-Flowers in groups of 2-8 | Silene nicaeensis |
| 7B-Calyx of the flower > 13 mm | |
| 8A-Flowers in groups of 1-3 | |
| 9A-Stem with glandular hairs | Silene almolae |
| 9B-Stem without glandular hairs | Silene sericea |
| 8B-Flowers in groups of > 3 | |
| 9A-Plants without hairs | Silene muscipula |
| 9B-Plants (almost) hairless | Silene secundiflora |
| 9C-Plants with hairs | |
| 10A-Petals entire | Silene pseudatocion* |
| 10B-Petals of the flower divided | |
| 11A-Plants woody below | Silene hifacensis* |
| 11B-Plants not woody below | Silene bellidifolia |
| 3B-Sepals of the flower separated | |
| 4A-Petals of the flower fused | |
| 5A-Basal leaves in a rosette | |
| 6A-Flowers salmon-coloured | Centaurium bianoris * |
| 6B-Flowers violet | Centaurium erythraea (30) |
| 5B-Basal leaves not in a rosette | |
| 6A-Flowers 5-9 mm | Centaurium pulchellum |
| 6B-Flowers bigger | |
| 7A-Stems only branched above | Centaurium tenuiflorum |
| 7B-Stems branched from the middle | Centaurium spicatum |
| 4B-Petals of the flower separated | |
| 5A-Shrub | |
| 6A-Plants with hairs/flowers 40-60 mm | Cistus albidus (p. 30) |
| 6B-Plants without hairs/flowers small | Coriaria myrtifolia |
| 5B-Herb | |
| 6A-Leaves without stipules | |
| 7A-Flowers with 10 stamens | Rhodalsine geniculata |
| 7B-Flowers with 6 stamens | |
| 8A-Flowers terminal | Frankenia hirsuta |
| 8B-Flowers different | Frankenia laevis (6) |
| 7C-Flowers with 4-5 stamens | |
| 8A-Basal leaves not in a rosette | |
| 9A-Flowers 5-9 mm | Centaurium pulchellum |
| 9B-Flowers bigger | |
| 10A-Stems branched | Centaurium spicatum |
| 10B-Stems only branched above | Centaurium tenuiflorum |
| 8B-Basal leaves in a rosette | |
| 9A-Flowers salmon-coloured | Centaurium bianoris * |
| 9B-Flowers violet | Centaurium erythraea (30) |
| 6B-Leaves with stipules | |
| 7A-Petals > sepals | |
| 8A-Plants woody below | |
| 9A-Seeds winged | Spergularia media (18) |
| 9B-Seeds not winged | Spergularia fimbriata |
| 8B-Plants not woody below | Spergularia diandra |
| 6B-Petals < sepals | |
| 7A-Stipules forming a sheath | Spergularia marina |
| 7B-Stipules triangular | Spergularia bocconei |
| 7C-Stipules cordate | Spergularia heldreichii |
Agrostemma githago Corn Cockle (Caryophyllaceae) Grey hairy annual/leaves linearlanceolate/flowers 3-5 cm/5 styles/fields-road sides/May
Anagallis tenella Bog Pimpernel (Primulaceae) Hairless annual/stem 4-angled/leaves rounded/flowers 6-10 mm/marshland/Apr-Sep
Centaurium bianoris* (Gentiananceae) Annual/leaves sessile/flowers 11-18 mm/ calcareous fields/Apr-June
Centaurium erythraea Common Centaury (Gentianaceae) Annual/lower leaves obovate, stem leaves oblong to narrowly ovate/flowers 9-15 mm/fields-rocky coastlinesgarigues-pine forest-macchia-marshland/Apr-Aug
Centaurium pulchellum Lesser Centaury (Gentianaceae) Annual without basal leaf rosette/stem with multiple branches/leaves ovate-lanceolate/flowers 5-9 mm/fieldsrocky coastlines-beaches/Apr-May
Centaurium spicatum Spiked Centaury (Gentianaceae) Annual/leaves ovate below, upper leaves elliptical/flowers 12-14 mm/June-Oct
Centaurium tenuiflorum Slender Centaury (Gentianaceae) Annual/leaves broadly ovate below, elliptical-oblong above/flower 12-14 mm/fields-marshland-beaches/Apr-May
Cistus albidus Grey-leaved Cistus (Cistaceae) Grey shrub/hairy/leaves ovate to elliptical/ flowers 4-6 cm/flower stalk 5-20 mm/many stamens/garigues-pine forest/Apr-June
Cistus creticus (Cistaceae) Shrub/hairy/leaves ovate-lanceolate/flowers 4-6 cm/gariguespine forest-beaches/Apr-June
Coriaria myrtifolia Mediterranean Coriaria (Coriariaceae) Shrub/stem 4-angled/leaves acutely-obovate/flowers 2-5 cm/marshland/Apr-July
Dianthus rupicola* (Caryophyllaceae) Shrub/leaves 3-5 mm wide/petal margin toothed/ petals 10-15 mm/rock crevices/July-Sep
Frankenia hirsuta (Frankeniaceae) Plant with terminal flowers/leaves rolled in/petals 4-6 mm/rocky coastlines/Apr-May
Frankenia laevis Sea-heath (Frankeniaceae) Plant with whorled leaves/petals 4-6 mm/ rocky coastlines/Apr-May
Gypsophila pilosa Gypsophila (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves oblong to lanceolate/ flowers 6-8 mm/petals lobed/2 styles or stigmas/calyx with papery connections
Lythrum portula Water Purslane (Lythraceae) Annual/leaves obovate/flowers 1-2 mm/ Menorca
Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae) Perennial herbs/leaves acutely-ovate/flowers 25-35mm/ 5 stamens/fields-marshland-road sides-garden plant/July-Oct
Nerium oleander Oleander (Apocynaceae) Shrub/leaves oblong lanceolate/flowers > 3 cm marshland-garden plant/May-June
Petrorhagia dubia (Caryophyllaceae) Annual with glandular hairs leaves oblanceolate/ flowers 2-3 cm/2 styles or stigmas/calyx with brown bracts/Mar-Apr
Petrorhagia nanteuilii Childling Pink (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/flower with 2 styles or stigmas/stem partly with glandular hairs/leaf sheath < 2x as long as wide/calyx with veins/calyx tube with papery connections/fields-road sides/May-June
Rhodalsine geniculata (Caryophyllaceae) Softly hairy plant/flowers axillar/flowers 5-8 mm/fields-rocky coastlines-road sides/Apr-May
Saponaria officinalis (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves acutely ovate/flower with 2 styles or stigmas/calyx without veins/calyx smooth and tubular/garden plant excape/June-Sep
Silene almolae (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/stem with glandular hairs/flowers in groups of 1-3/calyx 12-18 mm/3 styles
Silene apetala (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/leaves narrowly lanceolate below, linear-lanceolate above/3 styles/calyx 7-10 mm/petals missing or hidden in calyx/fields-road sides/Feb-Mar
Silene bellidifolia (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/flowers in groups of >3/petals divided/ inflorescences dense/flowers with long stalks/3 styles/calyx 14-17 mm/May-June
Silene cambessedesii* (Caryophyllaceae) Annual with glandular hairs/calyx 10-25 mm/ calyx with veins/rocky coastlines-beaches/Mar-June
Silene cerastoides (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/petals lobed/calyx opening contracted/ calyx 8-11 mm/calyx with veins/rocky coastlines-calcareous fields-beaches/Mar-May
Silene colorata (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/leaves spatulate to linear/petals divided/ flowers solitary/3 styles/calyx < 13 mm/calyx with veins/fields-beaches-road sides/May
Silene gallica Small-flowered Catchfly (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/leaves oblong spatulate/flowers 7-14 mm/3 styles/calyx < 3 mm/calyx with veins/fields-road sides/ Apr-June
Silene hifacensis* (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy plant/calyx with veins/calyx with 10 veins/ rock crevices/Ibiza/Apr-June
Silene muscipula (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves lanceolate/flowers with short stalks/ flowers in groups/3 styles/calyx 13-17 mm
Silene nicaeensis (Caryophyllaceae) Sticky, hairy annual/petals deeply divided/flowers in groups of 2-8/3 styles/calyx < 13 mm/calyx with veins/May
Silene pseudatocion* (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/flowers in groups of >3/flowers in inflorecences/3 styles/calyx 13-20 mm/calyx with glandular hairs/Apr-June
Silene rubella (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/petals without divisions/calyx opening not contracted/calyx 7-11 mm/calyx with veins/3 styles/fields-road sides/May-June
Silene secundiflora (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/flowers 7-8 mm/calyx 13-17 mm/flowers in groups of > 3/calyx with 5-10veins + hairless/3 styles/rocky coastlines-calcareous fields-beaches/Apr-June
Silene sericea (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/3 styles/calyx 12-20 mm/flowers solitary or rarely in groups of 2-3
Silene tridentata (Caryophyllaceae) Hairy annual/upper leaves lanceolate, lower leaves obovate/flowers sessile/calyx 11-14 mm/petals entire or lobed/3 styles/Ibiza
Spergularia bocconei Greek Sea-spurrey (Caryophyllaceae) Plant with stipules/leaves with terminal bristle/petals < sepals/sepals 2-4 mm/fields-rocky coastlines-marshlandroad sides/Dec-June
Spergularia diandra (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves with triangular stipules/flowers 3-5 mm/2-3 stamens/rocky coastlines/Apr-June
Spergularia fimbriata (Caryophyllaceae) Woody below/leaves with 6-100 mm big stipules/petals 4-6 mm/10 stamens/Ibiza
Spergularia heldreichii (Caryophyllaceae) Annual with stipules/flowers with (2)6-8(10) stamens/seeds black/capsule 2-3 mm
Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae) Plant with stipules/leaves linear and succulent/ flowers 3-6 mm/sepals 2-4 mm/Apr-May
Spergularia media (Caryophyllaceae) Plant with stipules/leaves acute and succulent/ flowers 9-12 mm/sepals 4-6 mm/7-10 stamens/rocky coastlines-marshland-salt meadows/Apr-June
Spergularia rubra (Caryophyllaceae) Sticky annual/leaves linear with stipules/petals 3-4 mm/stamens 5-10/seeds brown/fields-marshland-beaches-road sides/Apr-May
Vaccaria hispanica Cow Basil (Caryophyllaceae) Annual/leaves oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate/flowers 8-16 mm/2 styles or stigmas/calyx with 5 wings/fields-road sides/Feb-July
Valerianella eriocarpa Hairy-fruited Cornsalad (Valerianaceae) Annual/lower leaves spoon-shaped, upper leaves oblong/flowers 2-3 mm/3 stamens/leaves toothed at the base/waste land/Apr-May
Vincetoxicum nigrum (Asclepiadaceae) Leaves broadly ovate-lanceolate/flowers 6-8 mm/stamens fused/rock crevices/May-Aug
| More than 5 petals | |
| 1A-Flowers orange | Lampranthus multiradiatus (19) |
| 1B-Flowers violet | |
| 2A-Leaves with stalks | |
| 3A-Flowers 1-2 mm | Lythrum borysthenicum |
| 3B-Flowers > 10 mm | Aptenia cordifolia |
| 2B-Leaves sessile | |
| 3A-Plants with hairs | Drosanthemum hispidum |
| 3B-Plants without hairs | |
| 4A-Flowers up to 2 mm big | Lythrum portula |
| 4B-Flowers > 10 mm | |
| 5A-Flowers with 4-5 stigmas | |
| 6A-Leaves almost cylindrical | Drosanthemum floribundum |
| 6B-Leaves triangular | Lampranthus multiradiatus (19) |
| 5B-Flowers with 8-20 stigmas | |
| 6A-Stamens of the flower white | Disphyma crassifolia |
| 6B-Stamens of the flower red | Carpobrotus chilensis |
| 6C-Stamens of the flower yellow | |
| 7A-Flowers 8-9 cm | Carpobrotus edulis (10) |
| 7B-Flowers > 10 cm | Carpobrotus acinaciformis |
Aptenia cordifolia (Aizoaceae) Plant with delicate hairs/leaves cordate-ovate/flowers 2 cm fields-road sides/garden plant/Apr-Nov
Carpobrotus acinaciformis Red Hottentot Fig (Aizoaceae) Hairless/leaves triangular and succulent/flower 11-12 cm/rocky coastlines-beaches-garden plant/Apr-Aug
Carpobrotus chilensis (Aizoaceae) Hairless plant/woody at the base/flower 25-50 mm/ many red stamens/Menorca + Ibiza
Carpobrotus edulis (Aizoaceae) Hairless/leaves succulent/flower 8-9 cm/rocky coastlinesgarigues-pine forest-beaches-garden plant/Apr-Aug
Disphyma crassifolia (Aizoaceae) Mat-forming plant/leaves succulent/flowers 3-5 cm/ rocky coastlines-beaches-garden plant/May-Aug
Drosanthemum floribundum (Aizoaceae) Dwarf shrub/leaves almost cylindrical/flowers 10-25 mm/rocky coastlines/garden plant/Mar-June
Drosanthemum hispidum (Aizoaceae) Hairy shrub/leaves succulent and 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-fields-beaches/Mar-Apr
Lythrum portula Water Purslane (Lythraceae) Annual/leaves obovate/flowers 1-2 mm/ Menorca
| Flower irregular | |
| 1A-Flowers violet | |
| 2A-Leaves sessile | |
| 3A-Herb | |
| 4A-Flowers with 2 stamens | Rosmarinus officinalis |
| 4B-Flowers with 8 stamens | Polygala nicaeensis |
| 3B-Shrub/flowers with 4 stamens | |
| 4A-Inflorescence with violet bracts | Lavandula stoechas (20) |
| 4B-Flowers only with lower lip | Teucrium marum* (12) |
| 4C-Flowers with upper and lower lip | |
| 5A-Upper lip of the flower divided | Coridothymus capitatus |
| 5B-Upper and lower lib lobed | |
| 6A-Upper leaves oval or triangular | Micromeria nervosa |
| 6B-Upper leaves lanceolate | |
| 7A-Calyx of the flower 2-4 mm | Micromeria microphylla* |
| 7B-Calyx of the flower 4-6 mm | Micromeria graeca |
| 2B-Leaves with stalks | |
| 3A-Herb/leaves simple/flowers 4-6 mm | Mentha pulegium |
| 3B-Shrub/leaves palmate | Vitex agnus-castus |
Coridothymus capitatus (Lamiaceae) Dwarf shrub/leaves narrow, almost 3-angled/flowers 7-10 mm/garigues-pine forest/June-Oct
Lavandula stoechas French Lavender (Lamiaceae) Shrub/hairy/leaves oblong/flower 6-8 mm/garigues-macchia-pine forest/Mar-June
Mentha pulegium Penny-royal (Lamiaceae) Annual/leaves oval/flowers 4-6 mm/flowers across the entire stem/wet places/Apr-Aug
Micromeria graeca (Lamiaceae) Hairy dwarf shrub/leaves acutely ovate-oblong/flowers stalked/flowers 6-8 mm/fields-garigues-pine forest-road sides/Apr-July
Micromeria microphylla* (Lamiaceae) Dwarf shrub/flowers 5-8 mm/leaves + bracts oval or triangular/fields-rock crevices-walls-road sides/May-June
Micromeria nervosa (Lamiaceae) Dwarf shrub/leaves acutely-ovate/flowers 4-6 mm/ garigues-pine forest/Apr-June
Polygala nicaeensis Nice Milkwort (Polygalaceae) Woody at the base/leaves obovatelanceolate below, upper leaves linear-lanceolate/flowers 8-11 mm/garigues-macchiaforests/Formentera/Apr-July
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary (Lamiaceae) Aromatic shrub/stem 4-angled/leaves linear/flowers 10-12 mm/garigues-macchia/Jan-Dec
Teucrium marum* Cat Thyme (Lamiaceae) Grey felted dwarf shrub/leaves linearlanceolate/flowers 10-12 mm/rocky coastlines-garigues-pine forest/Apr-Oct
Vitex agnus-castus Chastity Bush (Verbenaceae) Shrub/leaves palmate/flowers 8-10 mm/flowers with upper and lower lip/wet places/Aug-Oct
