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Acuston perenne (Mill.) Mabb. & Al-Shehbaz  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesAcuston perenne (Mill.) Mabb. & Al-Shehbaz 
BibliographyNovon 25: 415 (2017)
Native RangeAegean Islands
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude0-200m
Descriptionlower leaves obovate-lanceolate to linear-spathulate, cinereous-white villose, flowers in short raceme, siliques 12-22mm long, elliptic or orbiculate
Size5-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, 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
SynonymsAcuston lunarioides (Willd.) Raf.
Alyssum lunarioides Willd.
Farsetia lunarioides (Willd.) W.T.Aiton
Fibigia lunarioides (Willd.) Sweet
Lunaria graeca Willd.
Lunaria perennis Mill.
Lunaria tournefortii Sibth. ex DC.
Pevalekia lunarioides (Willd.) Trinajstić
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.)
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