Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Odontarrhena obtusifolia (Steven ex DC.) C.A.Mey. |
Bibliography | Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 181 (1831) |
Native Range | se. Europe to Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves broadly spathulate-obovate, lower leaves often suborbiculate, silvery gray, inflorescence paniculate, many flowered, petals 2-4mm long, silicles obovate, 3-4mm long |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | orange yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny 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 |
Synonyms | Alyssum borzeanum Nyár. Alyssum obtusifolium Steven ex DC. Alyssum obtusifolium var. alpinum Nyár. Alyssum obtusifolium ssp. helioscopioides Nyár. Alyssum tenderense Klokov Odontarrhena borzeana (Nyár.) D.A.German |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |