Sarcocapnos enneaphylla

Sarcocapnos enneaphylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is native to southwestern Europe and northern Africa.[1] It grows in rocks and crevices of escarpments, usually in limestone cliffs.

Sarcocapnos enneaphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Sarcocapnos
Species:
S. enneaphylla
Binomial name
Sarcocapnos enneaphylla
(L.) DC.

Description

The sarcocapnos enneaphylla is a more or less creeping perennial plant. It has a woody base and flexible caespitose stems. The leaves are long-stalked and compound, with rounded oval segments -- almost heart-shaped -- with a pointed apex. Its flowers are white or yellowish, and purple at the end. The outer petals are much longer and divided into two lobes. The upper petal is provided with a short spur inflated at the apex. The ovaries have two ovules. The fruit is elongated and compressed. The plant flowers from winter to summer.[2]

References
  1. "Sarcocapnos enneaphylla". RHS. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. Penas, A.; Diez, J.; Llamas, F.; Rodríguez, M. (1991). Plantas Silvestres de Castilla y León. Valladolid:Ámbito. ISBN 84-86770-40-8.


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