Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Alyssum armenum Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 278 (1867) |
Native Range | Transcaucasus to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-3700m |
Description | grey stellate-hirsute, densely leafy, leaves oblong-linear, acute, flowers in raceme, petals emarginate, silicles orbicular-ovate, ca. 2-3mm long, hirsute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | straw yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |