Bupleurum kakiskalae
Bupleurum kakiskalae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Bupleurum |
Species: | B. kakiskalae
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Binomial name | |
Bupleurum kakiskalae Greuter |
Bupleurum kakiskalae is a species of
.One of Crete's rarest plants, B. kakiskalae grows on a few calcareous cliffs at 1450-1500m in the
oblanceolate, blue-green leaves which flowers after three to twelve years. The flower stem is branched and up to one metre tall, with numerous heads of yellow flowers in late summer. The plant reproduces by seed, but most seed falls to the ground below the cliffs where the young seedlings are destroyed by goats. The plant is taxonomically isolated within the genus Bupleurum.[2][3]
It was classified as '
Special Areas of Conservation, if these areas belong to one of the number of habitats listed in Annex I of the directive.[4]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Fielding, J. & Turland, N.; Mathew, B. (ed.), 2005. Flowers of Crete. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- ^ Turland, N. J., Chilton, L. & Press, J. R., 1993. Flora of the Cretan area: annotated checklist & atlas [2nd impression, 1995, with printing errors corrected]. The Natural History Museum and HMSO, London
- ^ "Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora". Eur-Lex. Retrieved 22 September 2020.