| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Aethionema fruticulosum Bordz. |
| Synonyms | Aethionema roopianum Bordz. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | leaves grey-green, oval to oblong-oval, obtuse, flowers in raceme, petals 6-7mm long, silicles broadly ovate to suborbiculate, wings incised-dentate |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | pinkish violet |
| Bloom | 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus) |
| Bibliography | The Plant List www.theplantlist.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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