| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Aethionema membranaceum (Desv.) DC. |
| Bibliography | Syst. Nat. 2: 561 (1821) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1800-3000m |
| Description | leaves oblong-linear, sessile, evenly along branchlets, inflorescence compact raceme, petals 5-6mm long, silicles imbricate, orbiculate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | early summer |
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| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Lepia membranacea Desv. Lepidium membranaceum Steud. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |
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