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Aethionema umbellatum (Boiss.) Bornm.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesAethionema umbellatum (Boiss.) Bornm. 
BibliographyBeih. Bot. Centralbl. 28(2): 535 (1911)
Native Rangew. & sw. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionbranchlets thin, leaves carnose, minute, elliptic-linear, obtuse, flowers in compact umbellate raceme, petals linear, silicles ovate-orbiculate
Size5-12cm
Colorpale violet
Bloomlate spring
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
SynonymsCrenularia umbellata (Boiss.) Boiss.
Moriera umbellata Boiss.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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