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Aethionema gileadense Post  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesAethionema gileadense Post 
BibliographyJ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 421 (1888)
Native RangeSyria to Jordan
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Descriptionglabrous, basal leaves petiolate, obovate, sinuate, stem leaves linear, acute, flowers in elongate raceme, silicles obovate-orbiculate, basally truncate, apically emarginate
Size15-25cm
Colorwhite, rose
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine)
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