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Species of plant in the family Brassicaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aubrieta libanotica, common name Lebanese rock cress, is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae. The genus is named after Claude Aubriet, a French flower painter. [1][2][3] A. Libanotica is native to the mountainous ranges of Lebanon and some parts of Syria.[1][4][5][6][7]
Aubrieta libanotica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Aubrieta |
Species: | A. libanotica |
Binomial name | |
Aubrieta libanotica | |
It is a low, spreading plant, hardy, evergreen and perennial, with small violet, flowers, and inhabits rocks and banks. It prefers light, well-drained soil, is tolerant of a wide pH range, and can grow in partial shade or full sun.[8][9]
The genus is named after Claude Aubriet, a French flower painter. The specific epithet refers the Lebanon mountain range where the species was first described by the Swiss botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier.[1]
A. Libanotica is endemic to elevated mountains of Lebanon.[10]
A. Libanotica is susceptible to Ceutorhynchus minutus a true weevil in the tribe Ceutorhynchini.[11]
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