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Wednesday 30 September 2015

Small-flowered sweet briar - Rosa micrantha subsp. chionistrae (H. Lindb.) H. Reichert & Hand - Ροδή της Χιονίστρας Αγριοτριανταφυλλιάτης Χιονίστρας - Endemic to Cyprus


Endemic to Cyprus
Rosa micrantha, the small-flowered sweet briar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to most of Europe, the Atlas Mountains of Africa, the Caucasus region, Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria, and it has been introduced to eastern North America, Argentina, and New Zealand.[1] A shrub reaching 3.5 m (11 ft), it is not readily available in commerce, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photos Troodos 12/6/2013  by George Konstantinou





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