| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Marcus-kochia littorea (L.) Al-Shehbaz |
| Bibliography | Harvard Pap. Bot. 19: 57 (2014) |
| Native Range | w. & s. Medit., Canary Islands |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | branchlets grey tomentose, leaves subsessile, linear, 1-3cm, cuneate, entire, obtuse, inflorescence racemose, 5-20-flowered, calyx lobes 6-10mm, petals 12-22mm |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | pink-violet |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cheiranthus littoreus L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2: 925 (1763) Cheiranthus nodosus Lam. Hesperis alyssoides Pers. Hesperis broussonetii Kuntze Hesperis littorea Lam. Malcolmia alyssoides DC. Malcolmia littorea (L.) W.T.Aiton Malcolmia multicaulis Pomel Maresia littorea (L.) Dvořák Pseudomalcolmia littorea (L.) Fern.Prieto & al. Wilckia littorea (L.) Druce |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |