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Matthiola tricuspidata
Low to medium annual (40 cm tall) covered in loose, rather wooly hairs. Leaves oblong in outline,shallowly lobed to pinnately-lobed; lobes blunt. Flowers mauve to purple, 18-25 mm, the petals star-shaped, 15-22 mm long. Siliqua 25-100 mm long, spreading to deflexed, with a distinctive 3-horned apex.
Sandy coastal habitats. Spotted in the sandy beach of Agios Mamas (Chalkidiki, Greece).
Greek name: Ματθαιολία η τριγλώχιν (Π.Γ. Γεννάδιος) or Ματθιόλα η τρικέρατη
Spotted on Jun 1, 2015
Submitted on Jan 19, 2016
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