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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesArabis caucasica Willd. 
BibliographyEnum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 45 (1814)
Native Rangese. Europe to Iran and Arabian Peninsula, nw. Africa
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude100-3000m
Descriptionhirsute or tomentose, lower leaves obovate-oblong, obtuse, stem leaves ovate, cordate-amplexicaule, sparsely dentate, flowers in raceme, petals obovate, at base attenuate
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArabis albida Steven ex Fisch.
Arabis albida f. racemopuberula N.Busch
Arabis albida var. umbrosa Boiss.
Arabis alpina Georgi
Arabis alpina ssp. caucasica (Willd.) Briq.
Arabis alpina var. commutata Pau & Font Quer
Arabis alpina ssp. flavescens (Griseb.) Hayek
Arabis alpina var. flavescens Griseb.
Arabis billardieri DC.
Arabis caucasica ssp. flavescens (Griseb.) F.K.Mey.
Arabis caucasica var. leiopoda Pau
Arabis longifolia DC.
Arabis olympica Sibth. ex DC.
Arabis sicula Steven
Arabis tenorei A.Huet ex Nyman
Arabis thyrsoidea Sm.
Arabis viscosa DC.
Cardamine viscosa S.G.Gmel. ex DC.
Cheiranthus mollis Hornem.
Crucifera albida E.H.L.Krause
Erysimum albidum (Steven) Kuntze
Turritis verna Lam.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco)
3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan)
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey)
     35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia, YEM Yemen)
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