Asperula cypria

Asperula cypria
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. ^ Cyprus Flora in Colour the Endemics, V. Pantelas, T. Papachristophorou, P. Christodoulou, July 1993, ISBN 9963-7931-0-X


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