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Iberis carnosa Willd.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesIberis carnosa Willd. 
BibliographySp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 455 (1800)
Native Ranges. Europe to Turkey, Tunisia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude0-3200m
Descriptionleaves obovate to oblanceolate-spathulate, sometimes with few apical teeth, carnose, flowers in corymb; very variable
Size5-15cm
Colorwhite, lilac
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typebiennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
SynonymsIberis attica Jord.
Iberis aurosica ssp. cantabrica Franco & P.Silva
Iberis badalii Pau
Iberis bellidifolia C.Presl
Iberis carnosa ssp. nafarroana Moreno
Iberis cepaeifolia Pourr.
Iberis ciliata var. carnosa (Willd.) O.Bolós & Vigo
Iberis ciliata ssp. pruitii (Tineo) O.Bolós & Vigo
Iberis crassifolia Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange
Iberis gastonis Lacroix.
Iberis integerrima Moris
Iberis jordanii Boiss.
Iberis lagascana DC.
Iberis lagascana var. badalii (Pau) Willk.
Iberis lagascana var. eliasii Sennen & Pau
Iberis linifolia ssp. prutii (Tineo) Maire & Weiler
Iberis linifolia ssp. tenoreana (DC.) O.Bolós & Vigo
Iberis nana Boiss.
Iberis olympica Boiss.
Iberis petitii Link
Iberis petraea Jord.
Iberis pilosa Desv.
Iberis pruitii Tineo
Iberis rotundifolia Lam.
Iberis spathulata ssp. gastonis (Lacroix) Bonnier
Iberis spruneri Jord.
Iberis tenoreana DC.
Iberis tenoreana var. hispanica Lange
Iberis tenoreana var. longepedunculata Loscos & Pardo
Iberis tenoreana var. spruneri (Jord.) Halácsy
Iberis thracica Stef.
Iberis violacea W.T.Aiton
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (TUN Tunisia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey)
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