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Noccaea vesicaria (L.) Al-Shehbaz  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesNoccaea vesicaria (L.) Al-Shehbaz 
BibliographyHarvard Pap. Bot. 19: 47 (2014)
Native RangeCaucasus to Lebanon and e. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude800-3300m
Descriptionbasal leaves linear to spathulate, with 3-5 denticles, stem leaves sessile, petals 6-11mm long, silicles papery, ventricose
Size5-20cm
Colorpink, white
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAlyssum vesicaria L.
Coluteocarpus reticulatus (Lam. ex Poir.) Boiss.
Coluteocarpus vesicaria (L.) Holmboe
Lagowskia physocarpa Trautv.
Vesicaria dentata Sm.
Vesicaria reticulata Lam. ex Poir
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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