| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Hormathophylla spinosa (L.) P.Küpfer |
| Synonyms | Alyssum spinosum L. |
| Ptilotrichum spinosum (L.) Boiss. | |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 100-3800m |
| Description | leaves oblong to lanceolate, crowded at apex of sterile branchlets, silvery white, flowers rather large, sepals caducous, petals obovate, silicles orbiculate, glabrous |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | white, pinkish purple |
| 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, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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