Biology:Minuartia dirphya

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Minuartia dirphya
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Minuartia
Species:
M. dirphya
Binomial name
Minuartia dirphya
Trigas & Iatroú

Minuartia dirphya is a rare species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to Mt. Dirfi on Euboea in Greece. It is restricted to the higher peaks of this single mountain on an island with many endemic plant species.[2] Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.[3]

References

Further reading

Trigas, P. & G. Iatroú. (2008). A new species of Minuartia (Caryophyllaceae) from the island of Evvia (Greece). Nordic Journal of Botany 23:4 415–25.

Wikidata ☰ Q5487689 entry