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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesAlyssum aurantiacum Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 1: 276 (1867)
Native Rangesw. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2200-2300m
Descriptionsilvery squamose, stems densely leafy, leaves oblong-linear, flowers in short raceme, petals large, obovate, entire, silicles oblong, sparsely squamose
Size10-20cm
Colororange
Bloomsummer
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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