| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Aethionema schistosum Boiss. & Kotschy |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1200-1700m |
| Description | leaves dense, narrowly linear, apically curved, grey-blue, flowers relatively large, 10-14mm across in terminal raceme, petals distinctly emarginate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | dark pink |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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