Tuberaria guttata
Spotted sand anemone ( Tuberaria guttata)
The spotted sand anemone ( Tuberaria guttata ) is a plant from the family of rockrose ( Cistaceae ).
Features
The petite, little branched annual, herbaceous plant reaches stature heights of 5 to 30 cm and is hairy stand-off. The stem leaves are arranged on opposite sides. The lower leaves are oblong - elliptic to obovate and resemble the leaves of the basal rosette, which is already dried up during the heyday mostly. The upper stem leaves are linear - lanceolate and sessile. They grow to 3 inches long, are provided on both sides with stellate hairs and three annoying.
In loose, terminal, racemose inflorescences are long -stemmed flowers that are 1 to 2 inches wide. Of the five sepals the inner three outer are larger and wider than the two. The five bright yellow (sometimes whitish ) petals are speckled dark brown at the base. The fruit capsules are located on or protruding downwardly inclined stems.
Bloom time is from March to June.
Occurrence
The spotted sand florets is a Mediterranean -Atlantic species and until Ireland spread throughout the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and in parts of Western Europe.
It prefers sunny locations on sandy soils; Garigues, maquis, grasslands.
Endangering
In Germany, the spotted sand florets is threatened with extinction. It is on the red list of endangered species at level 1!