| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Aethionema virgatum (Boiss.) Hedge |
| Bibliography | Fl. Iranica 57: 354 (1968) |
| Native Range | s. Transcaucasus to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-1100m |
| Description | branchlets virgate, thin, leaves elliptic-linear, obtuse, raceme elongate, lax, flowers medium large, silicles elliptic, at base and at apex emarginate |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | pale lilac, white |
| 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 elongatum Boiss. Aethionema elongatum var. minus Boiss. Aethionema lipskyi N.Busch Aethionema schelkovnikowii Bordz. Aethionema szowitzii Boiss. Aethionema woronowii Schischk. Moriera virgata Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |