| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Hesperis nivalis Boiss. & Hausskn. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] Suppl.: 45 (1888) |
| Native Range | w. & s. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3300-3500m |
| Description | green, minutely glandular pubescent, leaves entire, lanceolate-oblong, the lower petiolate, the upper sessile, flowers 7-10 in lax raceme, petals linear-oblong |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | iron-blue |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |