| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Aethionema erinaceum (Boiss.) Khosravi & Mumm. |
| Synonyms | Lepidium erinaceum Boiss. |
| Acanthocardamum erinaceum (Boiss.) Mumm. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | erinaceous, glaucous, branchlets rigid, acerose, leaves sessile, small, carnose, oblong-spathulate, flowers few in raceme, siliques large, oblong, long attenuate, acute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BRASICACEAE
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