Erysimum popovii

taxobox

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regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Brassicales
familia = Brassicaceae
genus = "Erysimum"
species = "E. popovii"
binomial = "Erysimum popovii"
binomial_authority = Rothm., 1940|

"Erysimum popovii" is a perennial short-lived herb endemic to some mountain ranges of SE Spain (Jaén, Granada and Córdoba provinces). This species was discovered in 1926 in Sierra Mágina (Jaén province) and it is included in the Red Book of Andalusian Plants, under the category of Insuficient Data (DD in Spanish). Some accepted synonyms are: "Erysimum linifolium" subsp. "baeticum" (Heywood 1954) and "Erysimum linifolium" sensu Willk., p. min. p.

Life cycle and morphology

This wallflower is located between 900–1,700 m above sea level inhabiting oak forests, semi-arid scrublands and high-mountain shrublands.

This species is polycarpic, reproducing more than once during its life. During reproduction, it produces many purple flowers arranged in several flowering stalks. Plant are shorts, below 50 cm height in general.

Pollination biology

Flowers are visited by many species of insects belonging to the order Hymenoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Heteroptera, outstanding species of "Andrena" (Andrenidae), "Lasioglossum" (Halictidae), "Anthophora" (Anthophoridae) and "Bombylius" (Bombyliidae).

Some ants, like "Crematogaster scutellaris", rob nectar without pollinating the flowers.

External links

* [http://evoflor.ugr.es/ evoflor] a web page on "Erysimum" floral evolution
* [http://www.rjb.csic.es/floraiberica/ Flora Ibérica]