CENTRANTHUS SIEBERI

Family and Genus:- See- VALERIANACEAE/Sect. CENTRANTHUS.

Common Name:- None

Homotypic Synonyms:- Centranthus longiflorus, Centranthus nevadensis ssp.

sieberi, Valeriana angustifolia.

Meaning:- Centranthus (Gr) Spur-flower.

Sieberi (L) For the botanist Franz Wilhelm Sieber (1785-1844).

General description:- Herbaceous, caespitose plant. With a largely underground

woody stock

Stems:-

1) (5-)10-20 cm, erect, simple or branched only at base. Flowering stems with 2-6

cauline leaves.

Leaves:-

1) (10-)20-40 x c..5 mm, linear-oblanceolate, usually obtuse.

Flowers:-

1) Partial inflorescences, several, mostly oblong.

2) Corolla, dull pinkish,

a) tube, (11-)12-14 mm.

b) spur, 13-17 mm

Fruit:-

1) Achenes, with a persistent feathery calyx.

Key features:-

1) Stems, usually not more than 20 cm, simple or branched only at base

2) Flowering stems, with 2-6 cauline leaves.

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Habitat:- Rocky limestone flats, cliff ledges and coarse gravel screes. 1700-2200

Distribution:- Cretan endemic, restricted to a small area in the Lefka Ori. Rare.

Flowering time:- May to Aug.

Photos by:- Ilekra Remoundou