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Farsetia heliophila Bunge ex Coss.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesFarsetia heliophila Bunge ex Coss. 
BibliographyComp. Fl. Atlant. 2: 227 (1887)
Native Rangese. Iran to w. Pakistan, Arabian Peninsula
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatrocks
Descriptionbranchlets rigid, erect, leaves very narrow, reduced, to 20mm long, flowers in raceme, corolla to 10mm across, siliques narrow, erect, 2-3mm broad
Size15-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
     35 Arabian Peninsula (GST Gulf States, OMA Oman, SAU Saudi Arabia)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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