Minuartia sintenisii, common name Troodos sandwort, is a dwarf annual, with few erect stems. Leaves linear-subulate, opposite. Sepals with a very narrow-hyaline margin. Petals up to 12 mm long, white, entire or slightly emarginate.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Minuartia |
| Species: | M. sintenisii
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| Minuartia sintenisii | |
Distribution edit
It is an endemic of the summits of the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus. Flowers from April to June.
References edit
- ^ Wild flowers of Cyprus, George Sfikas, Efstathiadis Group S.A. 1993 Anixi, Attikis, Greece. ISBN 960 226 266 4
External links edit
- https://www.gbif.org/species/3811183
- http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/k000742130
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2369687
- http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=101805&PTRefFk=7200000
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/name/Minuartia_sintenisii
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