Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Noccaea vesicaria (L.) Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Alyssum vesicaria L. |
Coluteocarpus vesicaria (L.) Holmboe | |
Coluteocarpus reticulatus (Poir.) Boiss. | |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-2900m |
Description | basal leaves linear to spathulate, with 3-5 denticles, stem leaves sessile, petals 6-11mm long, silicles papery, ventricose |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | spinose cushion |
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 (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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