Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Alyssum idaeum Boiss. & Heldr. |
Synonyms | Alyssum curetum Gand. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2400m |
Description | thinly squamose, silvery green, leaves ovate-oblong, flowers in dense raceme, petals oblong-cuneate, silicles large, ovate-orbiculate, retuse, glabrous |
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
Southeastern Europe (Kriti) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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