Sideritis cypria
| Sideritis cypria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Sideritis |
| Species: | S. cypria |
| Binomial name | |
| Sideritis cypria Post | |
Sideritis cypria, Cyprus ironwort. Erect perennial herb with a woody base, 60 cm high, with densely hairy tetragonal shoots. Leaves, opposite, simple, obscurely serrate, densely hairy, thick, oblanceolate, 3-12 x 1-5 cm. Flowers in verticillasters subtended by the cup-like bracts, zygomorphic, corolla bright yellow. Flowers from June to August. Fruit of 4 nutlets.[1]
Habitat
South-facing, dry limestone cliffs, altitude 300-900 m.
Distribution
A very rare and vulnerable species endemic to Cyprus. Restricted to the Pentadaktylos Range: Buffavento, St. Hilarion, Halevga, Bellapais, Yaïla etc.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ 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
External links
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/162296/0
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/anniesannuals/3617929305/in/photostream/
- http://i1.treknature.com/photos/12827/sideritiscypria9.jpg
- http://www.plantpropaganda.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/PP-Sideritis-Cypria-Strybing-Arboretum.jpg
- http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo251606.htm
- http://www.anniesannuals.com/plt_lst/lists/general/lst.gen.asp?prodid=976
- http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/71941/
- http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/205308/
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-191191
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