Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Iberis atlantica (Litard. & Maire) Greuter & Burdet |
Bibliography | Willdenowia 13: 93 (1983) |
Native Range | Algeria to Morocco |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-2500m |
Description | leaves glabrous, oblong, rather carnose, crenate or entire, flowers in corymb, sepals sepals ca. 3mm, petals 5-7mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | lilac, purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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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 | Iberis balansae H.Lindb. Iberis balansae var. vestita H.Lindb. Iberis ciliata ssp. atlantica Litard. & Maire Iberis ciliata ssp. pseudotaurica Maire Iberis ciliata var. vestita (H.Lindb.) Maire Iberis linifolia ssp. atlantica (Litard. & Maire) Maire Iberis linifolia f. subvestita Maire & Weiller |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |