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Aethionema thesiifolium Boiss. & Heldr.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesAethionema thesiifolium Boiss. & Heldr. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 8: 44 (1[49)
Native RangeTurkey (Isparta)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude900-1100m
Descriptionbranchlets virgate, leaves rigid, lanceolate, upper leaves acute, flowers in capitate, elongate raceme, silicles elliptic, at base and at apex retuse, broad
Size20-40cm
Colorreddish purple
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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