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Lepidium pumilum Boiss. & Balansa  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesLepidium pumilum Boiss. & Balansa 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2. 6: 21 (1859)
Native Ranges. Ukraine to Krym, Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionglabrous, stems on base ramose, leaves carnose, lanceolate, entire, the basal petiolate, the upper auriculate, flowers in raceme, siliques on base rounded, ovate, reticulate
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsLepidium cartilagineum var. descernetii (Rayneval) Thell.
Lepidium cartilagineum ssp. pumilum (Boiss. & Balansa) Hedge
Lepidium cartilagineum var. pumilum (Boiss. & Balansa) Thell.
Lepidium crassifolium ssp. descernetii (Rayneval) Nyman
Lepidium crassifolium var. pumilum (Boiss. & Balansa) N.Busch
Lepidium descernetii Rayneval
Lepidium tuzgoeluense Yild.
Nasturtium pumilum (Boiss. & Balansa) Kuntze
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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