Bellium minutum
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Bellium minutum is a species of the genus Bellium .
features
Bellium minutum is an annual stem thermophyte that reaches heights of 5 to 10 centimeters. The plant is small and not very hairy. The leaves are basal, elliptical-ovate and have entire margins. The numerous head stalks are very thin and 20 to 50 millimeters in size. The heads are single. The bracts are arranged 7 to 10 in a row. The ray florets are female, 7 to 10 millimeters long and only slightly longer than the bracts.
The flowering period extends from March to June.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 18.
Occurrence
Bellium minutum has an Aegean-Central Mediterranean distribution. It occurs on limestone rocks near the coasts at altitudes from 0 to 100 meters. Its distribution area includes Sicily, Greece, Crete, the Aegean Sea and Cyprus.
literature
- Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 305 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Tropicos. [1]
- ↑ Werner Greuter (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). - In: W. Greuter & E. von Raab-Straube (eds.): Compositae. Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Datasheet Bellium minutum In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.