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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesAlyssum repens Baumg. 
BibliographyEnum. Stirp. Transsilv. 2: 237 (1816)
Native RangeAustria to Iran and sw. Jordan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsteppes
Altitude0-2400m
Descriptionbasal leaves in rosette, obovate to spathulate, stem leaves lanceolate, all grey-green, flowers about 5mm across in elongate raceme
Size40-60cm
Colordark yellow
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAlyssum decumbens Herbich
Alyssum kotovii Iljinsk.
Alyssum montanum var. ramosum Heuff.
Alyssum montanum ssp. transsilvanicum (Schur) Nyman
Alyssum repens f. macrocarpum Beck
Alyssum repens f. microcarpum Beck
Alyssum repens f. platyphyllum Beck
Alyssum repens ssp. ramosum (Heuff.) Borbás
Alyssum repens f. transsilvanicum (Schur) Beck
Alyssum repens f. umbrosum Beck
Alyssum transsilvanicum Schur
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym)
3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine)
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