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Aethionema fruticulosum Bordz.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesAethionema fruticulosum Bordz. 
BibliographyIzv. Kievsk. Bot. Sada 12-13: 113 (1931)
Native RangeTranscaucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves grey-green, oval to oblong-oval, obtuse, flowers in raceme, petals 6-7mm long, silicles broadly ovate to suborbiculate, wings incised-dentate
Size3-8cm
Colorpinkish violet
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
SynonymsAethionema roopianum Bordz.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
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