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Aethionema lepidioides Hub.-Mor.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesAethionema lepidioides Hub.-Mor. 
BibliographyBauhinia 2: 192 (1963)
Native RangeTurkey (Sivas)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionglabrous, leaves thick, sessile, alternate, entire, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, subobtuse, inflorescence in fruit elongate, sepals elliptic-obovate, petals retuse
Size12-40cm
Colorpale pink, white
Bloomearly summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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