| Aubrieta libanotica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Aubrieta |
| Species: | A. libanotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Aubrieta libanotica Boiss. & Hohen., 1849 | |
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. A. Libanotica is native to the mountainous ranges of Lebanon and some parts of Syria.
Description
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.
Etymology
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.
Distribution and habitat
A. Libanotica is endemic to elevated mountains of Lebanon.
Diseases and pests
A. Libanotica is susceptible to Ceutorhynchus minutus a true weevil in the tribe Ceutorhynchini.
References
- ^ Boiss., 1849. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 8: 32.
- The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersley Ltd., London, 1996, ISBN 0751304360 p.155
- Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York.
- "Aubrieta libanotica Boiss. & Hohen". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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- "Aubrieta libanotica Boiss. & Hohen". science.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- Schmid, Rudolf; Govaerts, Rafaël; Govaerts, Rafael (August 1996). "World Checklist of Seed Plants". Taxon. 45 (3): 579. doi:10.2307/1224173. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 1224173.
- The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersley Ltd., London, 1996, ISBN 0751304360 p.155
- "Aubrieta libanotica Boiss. & Hohen. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- "Aubrieta libanotica Boiss. & Hohen". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- "Aubrieta libanotica". Plant Parasites of Europe. September 2017.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Aubrieta libanotica | |