Flower with a lower and upper lip (35)

       Suggestions for walks in the field

      Mallorca can be explored best on foot. Nonetheless, it is important to know where you can leave your car and which paths return to the origin of the walk if you do not want to return the same way you came. In many instances, these walks can be combined with the sights of the island, too. Examples for such areas include:

      - the Castle of Bellver

      - the cloistre of La Trapa

      - the city of Soller

      - the Castel of Alaro

      - the cloistre Lluc

      - the cloistre Randa

      - the beach Es Trenc

      - the castle of Capdepera

      - the Coves d’Arta

      The parks of S'Albufera and Mondrago are also worth a visit. They do not only offer small visitor centres, they also offer opportunities to get to know different types of vegetation on the island on a single walk. Other worthwhile destinations for plant lovers include the botanical garden in Soller, the gardens Jardins d'Alfabia and Raixa near Bunyola, and the garden Botanicactus between Ses Salines and Santanyi in the southeast of the island. Especially during spring time it can be quite a challenge to visit all these destinations when you are on the island.

       Usage of the identification table

      The tables on the cover and on the opposite page indicate the page in the book on which a plant species with the corresponding characteristics can be found and identified. For this purpose, the tables are structured as follows:

      • Column 1 indicates the type of flower shape.

      • Columns two to five refer to pages with plants with entire leaf margins.

      • Columns six to nine refer to pages with plants whose leaf margins are not entire.

      • Columns 2, 3, 6 and 7 refer to pages with plants whose leaves are opposite.

      • Columns 4, 5, 8 and 9 refer to pages with plants whose leaves are not opposite (alternate).

      • Each coloured cell refers to flowers that are white, pink, red, blue, yellow, green, multi-coloured or other. Olive cells represent the colour multi-coloured while the orange block represents other colours, e.g. orange or brown.

       Examples:

      A) A plant with blue flowers, 5 petals, opposite leaves and entire leaf margin can be identified on page 35.

      B) A plant with multi-coloured flowers, irregular flower symmetry, basal leaves and a toothed leaf margin can be identified on page 268.

      C) A plant with violet, irregular flower shape, entire leaf margin, and leaves that are not opposite may be identified on page 154.

      In the ebook, navigation is also supported by hyperlinks integrated within the table. Similarly, quick navigation within the ebook using hyperlinks is also possible

      • in the table of contents,

      • by clicking on the header (jump back to the table on page 13),

      • by clicking on the page number (jump to the index on page 293),

      • by clicking on species underlined in the key or text, and

      • by clicking on the picture captions.