Alyssum chondrogynum
Alyssum chondrogynum is a much branched subshrub with suberect, woody-at-base, stems, 20–50 cm high. Leaves alternate, simple, entire, grey-green, thick, obovoid to suborbicular, 8-16 x 7–13 mm, with short stellate hairs. Flowers actinomorphic, in terminal corymbose inflorescences, golden yellow, with 4 petals and sepals. Flowers April–June. Fruit an obovoid silicle with short stellate hairs.[1]
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Habitat
Rocky serpentinised slopes.
Distribution
Endemic to Cyprus where it is only found in the Limassol Forest at 200–700 m altitudes where it is locally common: Kakomallis, Eloros, Kyparishia, Yerasa, Kellaki, Sanidha and Listovounos Forest.
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
- https://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id47448/
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2632006
- http://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/specimen_search.php?mode=details&id=60325
- http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=79935&PTRefFk=7200000
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