| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Matthiola fruticulosa (L.) Maire |
| Synonyms | Cheiranthus fruticulosus L. |
| Matthiola sabauda Chodat | |
| Matthiola tristis (L.) W.T.Aiton | |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | leaves on sterile stem in rosettes, linear-oblong to lanceolate, white pubescent, flowers 1-3cm across in raceme |
| Size | 40-60cm |
| Color | purple, yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , France , Portugal , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Macaronesia (Canary Is. ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , 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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