| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Clausia aprica (Stephan ex Wild.) Korn.-Trotzky |
| Synonyms | Cheiranthus apricus Stephan ex Willd. |
| Cheiranthus hirtus Steven ex DC. | |
| Hesperis cheiranthus Pers. | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | densely glandular, basal leaves crowded, oblanceolate to oblong, 1-4cm, entire, stem leaves lanceolate, flowers in dense raceme, petals broadly obovate, 13-17mm long |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | purple, lavender, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Magadan , Primorye ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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