Thlaspi cyprium

Thlaspi cyprium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Thlaspi
Species: T. cyprium
Binomial name
Thlaspi cyprium
Bornm.
Synonyms

Noccaea cypria (Bornm.) F.K. Mey.

Thlaspi cyprium, Cyprus Penny-cress is a perennial herb, flowering from February to May.[1]

Habitat

Moist rocky slopes and near streams on igneous rocks at 900-1900 m altitudes.

Distribution

Endemic to Cyprus, very common in the Troödos forest, but occurs in other areas as well: Khionistra, Prodromos, Kryos Potamos, Almyrolivadho, Pashia Livadhi, Papoutsa, Saranti, Lagoudhera, Platania, Kionia.

References

  1. The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN 9963-42-067-2

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