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Aethionema diastrophis Bunge  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesAethionema diastrophis Bunge 
BibliographyIndex Seminum (TU, Dorpatensis) 1841: 7 (1841)
Native Ranges. Transcaucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves oblong-linear, 6-15mm long, flowers in raceme, petals 5mm long, silicles broadly ovate, wings coarsely incised-dentate
Size15-20cm
Colorwhitish rose
Bloomearly summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsDiastrophis cristata Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
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