Μπελλαρντία η τριχωτή
Etymology of Bellardia trixago: The name of the genus, "Bellardia", is a tribute to Carlo Antonio Ludovico Bellardi (1741-1826), Italian physician, botanist and plant collector, professor at Turin. The name of the species, "trixago", derives from the Ancient Greek word "θρίξ" [thrix], meaning "hair", and the Latin suffix "-ago" used to indicate a property, and refers to the glandular-hairy characteristic of the plant.
This species is the only Bellardia kind encountered in the wild Cypriot habitat.
Bellardia trixago is an uncommon plant in Cyprus, encountered all around the island. It appears up to an altitude of 1150 metres. It thrives in both cultivated and uncultivated fields, along roadsides and in ravines along with other low and shrubby vegetation. Its flowering period is between March and May.
