Arabis cypria is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, endemic to mountainous areas of Northern Cyprus.
Description Arabis cypria is a tufted perennial to 25 cm, the basal leaves softly hairy, in dense rosettes, spoon-shaped with wavy or bluntly toothed edges; flowering stems (alongside leafy shoots) carry a few smaller leaves and a lengthening raceme of white-to-pink flowers 12 mm across. Pods straight or curved, 2–4 cm long, often all spreading in one direction. Flowers from Mars to April.An Illustrated Flora of North Cyprus by D. E. Viney, Published by Koeltz Scientific Books, Konigstein, Germany, 1994,
Habitat On shady limestone rocks at high altitudes.
Distribution From St Hilarion to Alevkaya, Kantara and the Karpas Peninsula.
See also
List of Arabis species
References
External links
Arabis cypria photos in naturewonders.org