- Source: Arabis cypria
Arabis cypria is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, endemic to mountainous areas of Northern Cyprus.
Description
Arabis cypria is a tufted perennial to 25 cm, the basal leaves softly hairy, in dense rosettes, spoon-shaped with wavy or bluntly toothed edges; flowering stems (alongside leafy shoots) carry a few smaller leaves and a lengthening raceme of white-to-pink flowers 12 mm across. Pods straight or curved, 2–4 cm long, often all spreading in one direction. Flowers from Mars to April.
Habitat
On shady limestone rocks at high altitudes.
Distribution
From St Hilarion to Alevkaya, Kantara and the Karpas Peninsula.
See also
List of Arabis species
References
External links
"Arabis cypria". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
Arabis cypria photos in naturewonders.org
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Arabis cypria
- Arabis
- List of endemic plants of Cyprus
- List of Arabis species
- Narcissus (plant)
- List of data deficient plants
- List of IUCN Red List Vulnerable plants
- List of Andrena species
