Minuartia wettsteinii
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The Minuartia wettsteinii is a plant of the genus Mieren ( Minuartia ) in the family of Caryophyllaceae (Caryophyllaceae).
description
Minuartia wettsteinii is a perennial subshrub that reaches heights of 6 to 15 centimeters. The plant is bare and has only a few flowers . The leaves are linear, dull and blue-green. The sepals are elongated, blunt, five-nerved, slightly fleshy and 4 to 5 millimeters long. The crown is 2 millimeters longer than the calyx.
The flowering period extends from May to July.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 26.
Occurrence
Minuartia wettsteinii is endemic to the Lasithi Prefecture of Crete . The plant grows on limestone corridors at altitudes of 1100 to 1400 meters.
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. 78 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Minuartia wettsteinii at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis