Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Genus species | Scrophularia olympica Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 69 (1844) |
Native Range | Krym, Caucasus to nw. Iran and n. & e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-2900m |
Description | glabrous, stems simple, leaves deep green, oblong, incised-dentate to lyrate-pinnatipartite, segments linear, dentate, cymes pedicellate, 1-3-flowered |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow-purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Scrophularia lazica Boiss. & Balansa Scrophularia oliveriana K.Koch Scrophularia olympica var. integrifolia Freyn & Sint. Scrophularia olympica var. lazica (Boiss. & Balansa) Boiss. Scrophularia olympica var. macrophylla Freyn & Sint. Scrophularia pyrrolopha Boiss. Scrophularia pyrrolopha var. pinnatifida Trautv. |
Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |