| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Aethionema armenum Boiss. |
| Synonyms | Aethionema polygaloides Ledeb. |
| Aethionema pseudoarmenum Stapf & Sprague | |
| Aethionema recurvum Hausskn. & Bornm. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-1500m |
| Description | branchlets simple, leaves short, linear, acute, flowers minute in compact raceme, siliques obovate, obtuse, incised, winged, wings crenate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) 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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