| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Sterigmostemum caspicum (Lam.) Kuntze |
| Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 36 (1891) |
| Native Range | s. European Russia to sw. Siberia and Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 500-1200m |
| Description | tomentose, basal leaves petiolate, linear to lanceolate, pinnatisect, upper leaves sessile, entire, flowers in raceme, sepals oblong, petals 6-9mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cheiranthus caspicus Lam. Cheiranthus fruticulosus Georgi Cheiranthus littoreus Pall. Cheiranthus nitrarius Pall. Cheiranthus ruderalis Pall. ex DC. Cheiranthus salinus Pall. ex DC. Cheiranthus sinuatus Pall. Cheiranthus tomentosus Willd. Erysimum nitrarium (Pall.) Wettst. Sterigma tomentosum (Willd.) DC. Sterigmostemum tomentosum (Willd.) M.Bieb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TKM Turkmenistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |