Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Clastopus purpureus Bunge |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 261 (1867) |
Native Range | w. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves linear, canaliculate, obtuse, grey tomentose, flowers in compact raceme, siliques ovoid, ventricose, stellate-pubescent |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Alyssum clastopus Kuntze Clastopus bicolor Stapf Straussiella bicolor (Stapf) Hausskn. Straussiella iranica Hausskn. Straussiella purpurea (Bunge) Hausskn. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |