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Aethionema edentulum N.Busch  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesAethionema edentulum N.Busch 
BibliographyTrudy Bot. Inst. Akad Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 363 (1937)
Native Ranges. Transcaucasus to n. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1300-1600m
Descriptionleaves oblong-linear, 15-25mm long, flowers large in spherical raceme, silicles 9-10mm long, very broadly winged
Size20-45cm
Colorpink
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
SynonymsAethionema pulchellum var. kotschyanum Trautv.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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