''Odontarrhena 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.
[Wild flowers of Cyprus, George Sfikas, Efstathiadis Group S.A. 1993 Anixi, Attikis, Greece. ]
Distribution
Endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to the
Troodos Mountains
Troodos (sometimes spelled Troödos; el, Τρόοδος ; tr, Trodos Dağları) is the largest mountain range in Cyprus, located in roughly the center of the island. Its highest peak is Mount Olympus ( el, Όλυμπος), also known as Chion ...
in
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 geo ...
, from 1300 m altitude to the highest summit of Hionistra.
References
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
Endemic flora of Cyprus
Flora of Europe
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