Nodding Stock

Malcomia flexuosa

It is a plant of the family Brassicaceae.
Nodding Stock - Malcomia flexuosa Mili Gorge, Crete.  Geotagged,Greece,Malcomia flexuosa,Nodding Stock,Spring

Appearance

Annual 10-35 cm, with bi- to quadrifid hairs.Stems 40-60 cm. Usually decumbent and much branched, often purplish. Leaves are obovate to oblong, cuneate, margins entire or dentate. Flowers often purplish

Distribution

Widely distributed along the eastern and northern coast of the Greek mainland, Aegean islands and Crete.

Habitat

Common on sandy and rocky shores, occasionally rocky places in open dry shrubby vegetation or along roads up to 500 m.

References:

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http://www.cretanflora.com/malcolmia_flexuosa_naxensis.html
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:286760-1/images
https://identify.plantnet.org/k-world-flora/species/Malcolmia%20flexuosa%20(Sm.)%20Sm./data
https://www.naturewonders.org/picture?/1846
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusMalcomia
SpeciesMalcomia flexuosa
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Greece