Αρκοκουτσιά, Πιφάνης, Πελλοπίφανος, Εροφακή η βαετική υποείδος η ανατολίτικη
Etymology of Erophaca baetica subspecies orientalis: As in the case of "Erophila", the name of the genus, "Erophaca", has ancient Greek origin from the words "έαρ" [ear], meaning "spring" and "φακέα" [phakea], meaning "lentil", because the plant is bloomed in spring and in general resembles the lentil plant. Latin "baetica" refers to Baectia, a province in southern Spain where Erophaca baetica subspecies baetica is endemic. Latin "orientalis" means "oriental, easterly", referring to the subspecies origin, as it is native to the Eastern Mediterranean (Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and Lebanon).
Baetica is the only Erophaca species that exists in the world. Erophaca has two subspecies, of which the one exists in Cyprus.
Erophaca baetica subsp. orientalis is a very common plant in the Cypriot nature, which appears between an altitude of 200-1300 metres. It primarily grows on rocky hillsides and roadsides. In Cyprus, its flowering period is from February to May.
