Kingdom Plantae Family Caryophyllaceae Species M. sintenisii | Order Caryophyllales Genus Minuartia | |
Minuartia sintenisii, common name Troodos sandwort, is a dwarf annual, with few erect stems. Leaves linear-subulate, opposite. Sepals with a very narrow-hyaline margin. Petals up to 12 mm long, white, entire or slightly emarginate.
Distribution
It is an endemic of the summits of the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus. Flowers from April to June.
References
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