Alyssum troodi
Alyssum troodi is a 10–25 cm high perennial subshrub. Leaves 5–10 mm long obovate-spatulate, covered with a silvery indumentum. Flowering and sterile shoots on the same plant, On the sterile shots the leaves form terminal clusters. Flowers have 3 mm long golden-yellow petals. The siliques are 7–8 mm long, elliptic and glabrous. Flowers from May to July.[2]
| Alyssum troodi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Alyssum |
| Species: | A. troodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Alyssum troodi | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Distribution
Endemic to the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus, from 1300 m altitude to the highest summit of Hionistra.
References
- "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- Wild flowers of Cyprus, George Sfikas, Efstathiadis Group S.A. 1993 Anixi, Attikis, Greece. ISBN 960 226 266 4
External links
- http://public.fotki.com/PanosS/plants/plants_-_flower/alyssum-troodi-cypr/
- http://eol.org/pages/27737165/overview
- https://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/11616/_OPENUP_SPECIMENS_RBGE_UK_E00379859.html
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2632587
- https://www.gbif.org/species/3045067
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.