Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Matthiola revoluta Bunge ex Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 151 (1867) |
Native Range | w. & c. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | grey or yellowish tomentose, leaves obovate-oblong, tapered to petiole, sparsely dentate, obtuse, flowers sessile in short lax raceme, petals linear, revolute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | greyish violet |
Bloom | spring |
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 | Hesperis revoluta Kuntze Matthiola deserticola Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand. Matthiola revoluta var. bungeana Conti Matthiola revoluta f. elongata Conti Matthiola revoluta var. striata Conti |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |