Cyprus ironwort - Sideritis cypria Post - Σιδερίτης η κυπρία - Endemic to Cyprus

See also - Λίστα Ενδημικών Φυτών της Κύπρου - List of Endemics plants of Cyprus

Red Data Book category

Endemic to Cyprus

Sideritis cypria, Cyprus ironwort. Erect perennial herb with a woody base, 60 cm high, with densely hairy tetragonal shoots. Leaves, opposite, simple, obscurely serrate, densely hairy, thick, oblanceolate, 3-12 x 1-5 cm. Flowers in verticillasters subtended by the cup-like bracts, zygomorphic, corolla bright yellow. Flowers from June to August. Fruit of 4 nutlets
South-facing, dry limestone cliffs, altitude 300-900 m.
A very rare and vulnerable species endemic to Cyprus. Restricted to the Pentadaktylos Range: Buffavento, St. Hilarion, Halevga, Bellapais, Yaïla etc. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photos  Buffavento by George Konstantinou