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.

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