| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Iberis saxatilis L. |
| Bibliography | Cent. Pl. II: 23 (1756) |
| Native Range | sw. Europe to Turkey, Krym, Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 400-2600m |
| Description | branchlets densely leafy, leaves carnose, subterete, linear, acute, ciliate, inflorescence umbellate, flowers large, silicles ovate, at base rounded |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | reddish, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 | Biauricula saxatilis (L.) Bubani Iberis corifolia (DC.) Sweet Iberis garrexiana Scop. Iberis saxatilis var. corifolia DC. Iberis saxatilis var. malacitana Pau Iberis saxatilis var. recurvifolia Rouy & Foucaud Iberis saxatilis var. thymbrifolia DC. Iberis saxatilis ssp. valentina Mateo & Figuerola Iberis saxatilis var. vermiculata (Willd.) DC. Iberis sempervirens ssp. saxatilis (L.) Bonnier Iberis vermiculata Willd. Iberis zanardinii Vis. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |