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Hesperis armena Boiss.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesHesperis armena Boiss. 
BibliographyAnn. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 17: 63 (1842)
Native RangeTranscaucasus to Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1700-2000m
Descriptionadpressed hirsute, lower leaves oblong, obtuse, entire, tapered to petiole, the upper lanceolate, acute, flowers in raceme, petals obovate oblong, siliques shortly glandular
Size10-50cm
Colorlilac
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
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
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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