Lutzia cretica
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Lutzia Gand. |
| Species: | L. cretica
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| Binomial name | |
| Lutzia cretica | |
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Lutzia cretica is a species of herbaceous plant endemic to the Aegean Islands of Greece. It is the only species in the genus Lutzia, which belongs to the cabbage family Brassicaceae.
Prior to a 2015 reappraisal based on molecular phylogenetic data, the plant was most commonly included in the genus Alyssoides as Alyssoides cretica.[2]
Lutzia cretica grows into a characteristic spherical bush. Its leaves are greyish-white and tomentose (covered in soft dense hairs). It produces large yellow flowers between February and April, and the fruits can remain on the plant until June.[3]
It grows in the crevices of limestone cliffs and ravines, from sea level up to 400 m (1,300 ft), less frequently as high as 800 m (2,600 ft). It is found on the islands of Crete (mostly the central and eastern parts and on some small offshore islets), Kasos, Karpathos, and Astypalaia.[3]
References
- ^ "Lutzia cretica". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Španiel, Stanislav; Kempa, Matúš; Salmerón-Sánchez, Esteban; Fuertes-Aguilar, Javier; Mota, Juan F.; Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan A.; German, Dmitry A.; Olšavská, Katarína; Šingliarová, Barbora; Zozomová-Lihová, Judita; Marhold, Karol (2015). "AlyBase: database of names, chromosome numbers, and ploidy levels of Alysseae (Brassicaceae), with a new generic concept of the tribe". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 301 (10): 2463–2491. Bibcode:2015PSyEv.301.2463S. doi:10.1007/s00606-015-1257-3.
- ^ a b Tan, Kit (2002). "Lutzia Grand.". In Strid, Arne; Tan, Kit (eds.). Flora Hellenica. Vol. 2. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag. p. 199. ISBN 3904144928.