Asperula cypria
Species of plant
Asperula cypria | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Asperula |
Species: | A. cypria |
Binomial name | |
Asperula cypria Ehrend. |
Asperula cypria is an erect or spreading woody subshrub 30–60 cm high. Flowers whitish or tinged pink or red, flowering in May–June.[1]
Habitat
Dry rocky limestone or igneous hillsides, sometimes under pines at 150–1200 m altitude.
Distribution
Endemic to Cyprus where it is common especially in the lowlands.
References
- ^ Cyprus Flora in Colour the Endemics, V. Pantelas, T. Papachristophorou, P. Christodoulou, July 1993, ISBN 9963-7931-0-X
External links
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-16808
- http://ww2.bgbm.org/herbarium/images/B/10/03/41/08/B_10_0341082.jpg
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