| Family | RHAMNACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhamnus tortuosa Sommier & Levier |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | montane-subalpine |
| Description | leaves subcoriaceous, glabrous, dull, grey-green, entire to serrate, obovate-linear, shortly petiolate, flowers solitary, axillary |
| Size | 25-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 3-6 months, cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RHAMNACEAE
tortuosa awarica (Sachokia) Galushko, Derev. Kustarnik. Severn. Kavkaza 394 (1967)
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