Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Alyssum idaeum Boiss. & Heldr. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 8: 35 (1849) |
Native Range | e. Crete |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2400m |
Description | thinly squamose, silvery green, leaves ovate-oblong, flowers in dense raceme, petals oblong-cuneate, silicles large, ovate-orbiculate, retuse, glabrous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Alyssum curetum Gand. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) |