Bupleurum sintenisii
| Bupleurum sintenisii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Bupleurum |
| Species: | B. sintenisii |
| Binomial name | |
| Bupleurum sintenisii Asch. & Urb. ex Huter | |
Bupleurum sintenisii, Dwarf Hare's Ear, is an annual herb, 1-5 cm high, hairless and glaucous. Leaves alternate, simple, entire, linear, 10-20 x 0.5-1.5 mm. The inconspicuous flowers are yellowish to brownish and crowded in umbels. Flowers from May to July. The fruit is a dry schizocarp, covered by hooded bristles.
Habitat
It grows in dry rocky sites with sparse garigue vegetation at 100-200 m altitude.
Distribution
It is endemic to Cyprus where it occurs around Nicosia (Athalassa) and the area Pergamos-Troulli. It has also been recorded in the Akhna area.
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
- http://www.natureofcyprus.org/detailinfo.aspx?cid=5&recid=208&rowid=54&rowcount=4&pageindex=10&pagesize=5
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2687168
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