Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Aurinia leucadea (Guss.) K.Koch |
Bibliography | Hort. Dendrol.: 23 (1853) |
Native Range | e. & se. Italy to w. Croatia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | basal leaves obovate-oblong, sinuate to pinnatifid, inflorescence racemose, sepals 2mm long, bifid, silicles elliptic, glabrous, ventricose |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | early 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 | Alyssum leucadeum Guss. Alyssum leucadeum f. scopulorum Ginzb. Alyssum medium Host Aurinia leucadea ssp. diomedea Brullo & al. Aurinia leucadea ssp. media (Host) Plazibat Aurinia leucadea ssp. scopulorum (Ginzb.) Plazibat Aurinia media (Host) Schur Aurinia scopulorum (Ginzb.) Trinajstić |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |