Rock Lettuce

Petromarula pinnata

"Petromarula" is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. There is only one known species, "Petromarula pinnata", endemic to the island of Crete in the Mediterranean.
Petromarula pinnata Xiron Chorion, Crete.  Geotagged,Greece,Petromarula,Petromarula pinnata,Spring

Appearance

Petromarula pinnata is a robust, medium to tall perennial, minutely hairy above. Leaves mostly in a large basal rosette, pinnate to pinnately-lobed, the lower long-stalked; leaflets oval to oblong, coarsely toothed. Flowers pale blue, 9–10 mm, borne in large rather narrow panicles; corolla with 5 spreading to recurved linear lobes. Capsule opening by 3 pores in the middle. Flowers April–May.

Naming

The name "Petromarula" means "rock lettuce" in Greek, a reference to the plant's traditional use in salads.

Habitat

Rock crevices, cliffs and old walls.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyCampanulaceae
GenusPetromarula
SpeciesP. pinnata
Photographed in
Greece