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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
