Noccaea cypria

Noccaea cypria, the Cyprus penny-cress, is a perennial herb, flowering from February to May. This herb is a nickel hyperaccumulator with a recorded accumulation rate of 52,120 mg/kg of dry weight.

Habitat

Moist rocky slopes and near streams on igneous rocks at 900–1900 metres elevation.

Distribution

to Cyprus, very common in the Troödos forest, but occurs in other areas as well: Khionistra, Prodromos, Kryos Potamos, Almyrolivadho, Pashia Livadhi, Papoutsa, Saranti, Lagoudhera, Platania, Kionia.