Aethionema grandiflorum, commonly known as Persian stonecress or Persian candytuft, is a flowering plant in the familyBrassicaceae,[2] preferring to grow at 750 to 2600m on limestone slopes. It is sometimes kept as a garden plant, and occasionally naturalizes outside its original range of eastern Turkey, the southern Caucasus and northern Iran. It is a recipient of the RHS's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
Aethionema pallidiflorum Hausskn. & Bornm. ex Bornm.
Aethionema pulchellum Boiss. & A. Huet
Aethionema grandiflora
Aethionema sintenisii Hausskn. & Bornm.
Aethionema grandiflorum var. sintenisii (Hausskn. & Bornm.) Govaerts
Descriptionedit
Aethionema grandiflorum is a many-stemmed, short-lived perennial, typically forming 15 to 30cm (at most 40cm) tall spreading mounds. Its foliage is evergreen, and it has up to 15 pink to lilac cruciform flowers borne on terminal racemes.[4] It prefers alkaline soils.
Foliage
Referencesedit
^P. E. Boissier, Diagn. pl. orient. ser. 1, 8:42. 1849
^"Aethionema grandiflorum Boiss. & Hohen". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
^" Aethionema grandiflorum Persian stone cress". RHS. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
^Moazzeni, Hamid; Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan A.; German, Dmitry A.; Assadi, Mostafa; Müller, Jochen; Joharchi, Mohammad Reza; Memariani, Farshid (18 June 2018). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Aethionema s.l. (Brassicaceae) in Iran". Phytotaxa. 356 (4): 241–266. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.356.4.1.
April 10, 2024
aethionema, grandiflorum, commonly, known, persian, stonecress, persian, candytuft, flowering, plant, family, brassicaceae, preferring, grow, 2600, limestone, slopes, sometimes, kept, garden, plant, occasionally, naturalizes, outside, original, range, eastern,. Aethionema grandiflorum commonly known as Persian stonecress or Persian candytuft is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae 2 preferring to grow at 750 to 2600 m on limestone slopes It is sometimes kept as a garden plant and occasionally naturalizes outside its original range of eastern Turkey the southern Caucasus and northern Iran It is a recipient of the RHS s Award of Garden Merit 3 Aethionema grandiflorumScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder BrassicalesFamily BrassicaceaeGenus AethionemaSpecies A grandiflorumBinomial nameAethionema grandiflorumBoiss amp Hohen 1 SynonymsAethionema coridifolium Boiss Aethionema levandowskyi Busch Aethionema pallidiflorum Hausskn amp Bornm ex Bornm Aethionema pulchellum Boiss amp A Huet Aethionema grandiflora Aethionema sintenisii Hausskn amp Bornm Aethionema grandiflorum var sintenisii Hausskn amp Bornm GovaertsDescription editAethionema grandiflorum is a many stemmed short lived perennial typically forming 15 to 30 cm at most 40 cm tall spreading mounds Its foliage is evergreen and it has up to 15 pink to lilac cruciform flowers borne on terminal racemes 4 It prefers alkaline soils nbsp FoliageReferences edit P E Boissier Diagn pl orient ser 1 8 42 1849 Aethionema grandiflorum Boiss amp Hohen Plants of the World Online The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew n d Retrieved September 15 2020 Aethionema grandiflorum Persian stone cress RHS Retrieved 16 August 2019 Moazzeni Hamid Al Shehbaz Ihsan A German Dmitry A Assadi Mostafa Muller Jochen Joharchi Mohammad Reza Memariani Farshid 18 June 2018 A taxonomic revision of the genus Aethionema s l Brassicaceae in Iran Phytotaxa 356 4 241 266 doi 10 11646 phytotaxa 356 4 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aethionema grandiflorum amp oldid 1139836103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
