Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Arabis caucasica Willd. |
Synonyms | Arabis albida Steven ex Fisch. |
Arabis colchica Kolak. | |
Arabis viscosa DC. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | hirsute or tomentose, lower leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, stem leaves ovate, cordate-amplexicaule, sparsely dentate, flowers in raceme, petals obovate, at base attenuate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco ) Asia-Temperate Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey ) Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia , Yemen) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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