''Sedum cyprium'', the Cyprus stonecrop, is an erect,

monocarpic Monocarpic plants are those that flower and set seeds only once, and then die. The term is derived from Greek (''mono'', "single" + ''karpos'', "fruit" or "grain"), and was first used by Alphonse de Candolle. Other terms with the same meaning ar ...

, succulent herb with an unbranched stem, 10–30 cm high. Leaves succulent, simple and entire reddish in sunny positions, the basal leaves in rosettes, hairless, spathulate, 3-6 x 1–2 cm, the higher leaves are thinly glandular and spirally arranged. Its numerous actinomorphic flowers are greenish or reddish, gathered in a cylindrical panicle. Sedum cyprium flowers from June to September. Its fruit has a many-seeded follicle.

Habitat

Rock crevices and walls mostly on igneous formations at 150–1650 m altitude.

Distribution

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

, locally very common in the broader

Troödos Mountains Troodos (sometimes spelled Troödos; el, Τρόοδος ; tr, Trodos Dağları) is the largest mountain range in Cyprus, located in roughly the center of the island. Its highest peak is Mount Olympus ( el, Όλυμπος), also known as Chion ...

, especially in the Paphos Forest-

Akamas Akamas (Greek: , tr, Akama), is a promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of Cyprus with an area of 230 square kilometres. Ptolemy described it as a thickly wooded headland, divided into two by summits mountain rangerising towards the ...

, Ayia, Stavros Psokas, Ayios Merkourios, Fleyia, Alonoudhi, Kryos Potamos, Makria Kontarka (Troödos),

Evrykhou Evrychou ( el, Ευρύχου, tr, Evrihu) is a village in Cyprus. It is located in the Nicosia District and the agricultural centre of the "Solea" region located about 50 km south-west of Nicosia and 30 km from Troodos Mountains. Ge ...

Kalopanayiotis Kalopanagiotis ( gr, Καλοπαναγιώτης) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located 3 km north of Moutoullas in the Troodos Mountains. It lies in Marathasa Valley. The village and its architecture include cobbled streets a ...

, Alona,

Palaichori Oreinis Palaichori Oreinis () is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus on the E 903 road. The village stands at an altitude of 930 m. Palaichori Oreinis is separated by Palaichori Morphou by the Serrache River. The two villages are known ...

and

Palaichori Morphou Palaichori Morphou () is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus on the E 903 road. The village stands at an altitude of 930 m. Palaichori Morphou is separated from Palaichori Oreinis Palaichori Oreinis () is a village located in t ...

References

* The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998,

External links

* http://www.atfreeforum.com/ps/viewtopic.php?p=25530&sid=e8e07099b4d69eb5e2ad86f9732baea1&mforum=ps * https://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id229122/ * http://www.theplantlist.org/statistics/ * http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/fd/fd.nsf/0/6BE7CEEC165CE42FC22577AB00269E80/$file/Sedum cyprium-1.jpg?OpenElement * http://www.rareplants.es/shop/uploads/images_versions_large/6066.jpg {{Taxonbar, from=Q17607449 cyprium Endemic flora of Cyprus