Thlaspi cyprium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Thlaspi |
Species: | T. cyprium
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Binomial name | |
Thlaspi cyprium | |
Synonyms | |
Thlaspi cyprium, the Cyprus penny-cress, is a perennial herb, flowering from February to May. [1] This herb is a nickel hyperaccumulator with a recorded accumulation rate of 52,120 mg/kg of dry weight. [2]
Moist rocky slopes and near streams on igneous rocks at 900–1900 m altitudes.
Endemic to Cyprus, very common in the Troödos forest, but occurs in other areas as well: Khionistra, Prodromos, Kryos Potamos, Almyrolivadho, Pashia Livadhi, Papoutsa, Saranti, Lagoudhera, Platania, Kionia.