''Brassica hilarionis'' is a species of plant in the family

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. It is

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Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

and classified as

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. The species flowers from March to May.An Illustrated Flora of North Cyprus by D. E. Viney, Published by Koeltz Scientific Books, Konigstein,

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, 1994, Its common name is Sent Hilarion Lahanası.

Description

''Brassica hilarionis'' is a hairless

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with a basal rosette of roundish, fleshy, flat-stalked leaves. The upper leaves are stalkless and stem-clasping. It has large loose racemes of creamy white flowers, with petals up to 2.5 centimeters long, and narrow beaked pods up to seven centimeters long. It grows up to one meter tall.

Habitat and distribution

''Brassica hilarionis'' is endemic to the Northern Range in Northern Cyprus, from Yayla to Kornos. It inhabits rocky areas and has been recorded growing on limestone cliffs at altitudes of 400-850 meters.

References

External links

* http://www.actaplantarum.org/floraitaliae/viewtopic.php?t=57281 * http://www.uni-goettingen.de/admin/bilder/pictures/0655f68d55bb6654329d762d680cfef9.jpg * https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5140/5489390104_e8bd80a1da.jpg * http://www.natureofcyprus.org/detailInfoTur.aspx?cid=5&recid=207&recordid=207&pageindex=10&rowid=53&pagesize=5 {{Taxonbar, from=Q15537828 hilarionis Endemic flora of Cyprus