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Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesAurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv. 
BibliographyJ. Bot. Agric. 3: 162 (1815)
Native Rangec. & e. Europe
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionbasal leaves obovate to oblanceolate, pinnatifid to entire, inflorescence corymbose, petals 3-6mm long, emarginate or bifid, silicles glabrous
Size15-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAdyseton saxatile (L.) Sweet
Adyseton sibiricum G.Don
Alysson saxatile (L.) Crantz
Alyssum arduinoi Fritsch
Alyssum bilimekii Willk.
Alyssum cheirifolium Steud.
Alyssum denticulatum Formánek
Alyssum saxatile L.
Alyssum saxatile ssp. arduinii (Fritsch.) Hayek
Alyssum saxatile f. variegatum (Abbey) Rehder
Alyssum saxatile var. variegatum (Abbey) André
Aurinia saxatilis ssp. arduinii (Fritsch) Dostál
Crucifera saxatilis (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia
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