Platycapnos spicata

Appearance

Herbaceous. Stems erect or upward, glaucous. Leaves with last filiform segments. Inflorescence in capillary, multiflorous, capillary clusters. Zygomorphous flowers, with little dilated external petals. Sepa - the petaloids. Petals 4, the upper, major and with a basal spur; The intermeshes, united towards the apex. Stamens 2, the upper one, with 1 basal nectar, each with 3 anthers, the central one with 2 teats and the lateral ones with 1. Stigma with 2 papillae and, except in P. saxicola, 1 apical double appendix. Monosperm fruit, flattened, with thick margin; Endocarp membranous, which separates from the wall of the fruit and encloses the mature seed; It is flat, dark-colored, with concentric grooves.

Status

It is not protected by Portuguese or European Community legislation