| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Matthiola chorassanica Bunge ex Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 151 (1867) |
| Native Range | e. Iran to Xinjiang and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-3900m |
| Description | tomentose, stems numerous, leaves oblong, acuminate, coarsely sharply dentate, flowers in sparse raceme, siliques subsessile, grey hirsute |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | greenish, brown, purple |
| Bloom | 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 | Hesperis chorassanica (Bunge ex Boiss.) Kuntze Matthiola tenera Rech.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |