Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Aethionema orbiculatum (Boiss.) Hayek |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(1): 472 (1925) |
Native Range | ne. Greece (Athos) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1700-2050m |
Description | leaves opposite, crowded, ovate-orbiculate, thick, inflorescence racemose, petals purple striate, silicles at base cordate, unilocular |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early 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 | Crenularia orbiculata Boiss. Eunomia orbiculata (Boiss.) Griseb. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |