Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Aethionema edentulum N.Busch |
Bibliography | Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 363 (1937) |
Native Range | s. Transcaucasus to n. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-1600m |
Description | leaves oblong-linear, 15-25mm long, flowers large in spherical raceme, silicles 9-10mm long, very broadly winged |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 | Aethionema pulchellum var. kotschyanum Trautv. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |