Noccaea cypria

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Noccaea cypria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Noccaea
Species:
N. cypria
Binomial name
Noccaea cypria
(Bornm.) F.K.Mey.
Synonyms [1]

Thlaspi cypriumBornm.

Noccaea cypria, the Cyprus penny-cress, is a perennial herb, flowering from February to May. [2] This herb is a nickel hyperaccumulator with a recorded accumulation rate of 52,120 mg/kg of dry weight. [3]

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Habitat

Moist rocky slopes and near streams on igneous rocks at 900–1900 metres elevation.

Distribution

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Noccaea cypria (Bornm.) F.K.Mey". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  2. ↑ The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN   9963-42-067-2
  3. ↑ Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad, Nickelophilous plants and their significance in phytotechnologies. Braz. J. Plant Physiol. Vol.17 no.1 Londrina Jan./Mar. 2005
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