Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Alyssum serpyllifolium Desf. |
Synonyms | Alyssum castellanum Bourg. ex Nyman |
Alyssum djurdjurae Chabert | |
Alyssum granatense Nyman | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-3000m |
Description | leaves oblanceolate to spathulate, to 18mm long, adaxially grey to grey-green, abaxially grey or white, flowers to 4mm across; variable |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
Type | procumbent 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 |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Portugal , Spain ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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