Sarcocapnos enneaphylla
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Sarcocapnos enneaphylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is native to southwestern Europe and northern Africa.{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/70653/i-Sarcocapnos-enneaphylla-i/Details |title=Sarcocapnos enneaphylla |publisher=RHS |accessdate=21 May 2019}} It grows in rocks and crevices of escarpments, usually in limestone cliffs.
Description
Sarcocapnos enneaphylla is a more or less creeping perennial plant. It has a woody base and flexible caespitose stems. The leaves are long-stalked and compound, with rounded oval segments - almost heart-shaped - with a pointed apex. Its flowers are white or yellowish, and purple at the end. The outer petals are much longer and divided into two lobes. The upper petal is provided with a short spur inflated at the apex. The ovaries have two ovules. The fruit is elongated and compressed. The plant flowers from winter to summer.{{cite book |title=Plantas Silvestres de Castilla y León |last=Penas |first=A. |last2=Diez |first2=J. |last3=Llamas| first3=F. |last4=Rodríguez |first4=M.|year=1991 |publisher=Valladolid:Ámbito |isbn=84-86770-40-8 |page= |pages= |url= }}
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