About
A small, upright, monocarpic stonecrop found only in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. It has a basal rosette of thick spoon-shaped leaves and small brownish-red flowers, and often turns bronze-red in summer heat.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- 7–33 cm tall; basal rosette up to about 9 cm across.
Field notes
Morphology
Stands 7–33 cm tall and usually completes its life in one or two years. The basal rosette reaches about 9 cm across with fleshy, spatula-shaped leaves 2.4–5 cm long; stem leaves are much smaller, often edged with sticky glandular hairs, and mostly drop as the slender, sticky flowering panicle develops.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to the central Troodos Mountains of Cyprus, mostly at 850–1,500 m, on shallow, free-draining weathered gabbro and schist. Localities include Kryos Potamos gorge, Foini, Pedoulas and the southern flanks of Mount Olympus.
Ecology
The summer bronze-red colouring is described as a drought-resistance response.
History & etymology
Described in 1939 by the British botanists Arthur K. Jackson and William Bertram Turrill from collections on the southern Troodos.
Conservation
Considered relatively rare because of its narrow altitudinal and geographic range.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Cyprus
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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