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Straggling shrublet with branches to 25 cm long, growing on stony ground;
flower-buds hairy, purple-black striped with two outer sepals and 3 inner
broader ones like pointed spades; 5 pale yellow petals 15 mm long; stamens 4
mm long with distinct oblong anthers which show clearly in the open-plan
arrangements of the stamens.
Habitat:
Dry rocky hillsides in garigue; sea-level to 3,000 ft alt. Flowers February to
May.
Distribution:
Northern Cyprus, common on Kyrenia range; not occuring beyond Cyprus
(endemic).
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