Thlaspi cyprium explained

Thlaspi cyprium, the Cyprus penny-cress, is a perennial herb, flowering from February to May.[1] This herb is a nickel hyperaccumulator with a recorded accumulation rate of 52,120 mg/kg of dry weight.[2]

Habitat

Moist rocky slopes and near streams on igneous rocks at 900–1900 m altitudes.

Distribution

Endemic to Cyprus, very common in the Troödos forest, but occurs in other areas as well: Khionistra, Prodromos, Kryos Potamos, Almyrolivadho, Pashia Livadhi, Papoutsa, Saranti, Lagoudhera, Platania, Kionia.

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Notes and References

  1. The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998,
  2. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-04202005000100010