| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Aethionema saxatile (L.) W.T.Aiton |
| Bibliography | Hortus Kew. 4: 80 (1812) |
| Native Range | ec. & s. Europe, e. Algeria |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-3500m |
| Description | glabrous, glaucous, lower leaves elliptic, upper leaves linear-oblong, entire, flowers in compact raceme, in fruit elongated, siliques orbiculate |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | early summer |
| 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 | Aethionema banaticum Janka Aethionema dentatum Biv. Aethionema gracile DC. Aethionema peregrinum (L.) Vines & Druce Aethionema saxatile var. anodontonema Maire Aethionema saxatile f. banaticum (Janka) Thell. Aethionema saxatile var. gracile (DC.) Freyn Aethionema saxatile ssp. gracile (DC.) Thell. Aethionema saxatile f. obtusifolium (DC.) Thell. Aethionema saxatile var. obtusifolium DC. Aethionema saxatile var. odontonema Maire Crucifera aethionema E.H.L.Krause Iberis parviflora Lam. Iberis pyrenaica Lapeyr. Lepia marginata Desv. Thlaspi peregrinum L. Thlaspi saxatile L. Thlaspi telephiifolium Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia |
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