Family:

Myrsinaceae

Habitat:

Ruderal meadow

Growth habit:

herbaceous

Plant size:

5 - 20 cm

Flower colour:

bteal or red-flowered

Flowering time

April - October

Leaf characteristics:

Leaves opposite, stalkless, ovate-lanceolate, up to 16 mm long, up to 1 cm wide, glandular-dotted

Flower characteristics:

rad-shaped, up to 1 cm wide, corolla lobes with many 3-celled hairs, only 2/3 covered by the calyx in the bud

Special features:

In the Mediterranean region, the field helichrysum is found with blue or red flowers; this is the same species.