Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Lutzia cretica (L.) Greuter & Burdet |
Synonyms | Alyssum creticum L. |
Alyssum oocarpum Gand. | |
Lutzia fruticosa Gand. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-1500m |
Description | silvery, leaves obovate-oblong, entire, obtuse, flowers large in short racemes, silicles large, spherical to broadly ovoid |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Kriti ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (East Aegean Is.) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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