Description ²

Colour: Purple flowers and Flowers From May to July.
Habitat: limestone cliffs and elevated valley sides.
Threats: Habitat degradation and human disturbance.
Facts: It is endemic to Malta, where it has been the national plant of Malta since 1973. It is endemic and found only in the Maltese islands and I also endangered.
Protected

Sources and Credits

1. (c) xampejn, all rights reserved
2. Adapted by xampejn from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheirolophus_crassifolius

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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