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Isatis armena
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Common name:
איסטיס ארמני, איסטיס ארמני
Family:
Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Synonym:
Sameraria armena
Distribution:
Mountains in the Middle East and the Caucasus
Habitat:
Fallow fields and semidesert
National red list:
Rare but not threatened
Propagation:
Sow in autumn during Oct.-Dec. 5% germination after 24 hr soak in 800 ppm gibberellic acid or 2% germination after 24 hr soak in 300 ppm gibberellic acid. Sowing mix 1:2:1 Coir:Perlite:Vermiculite+Osmocot.
Description:
An erect waxy annual. Leaves perfoliate. Flowers small yellowish, self-pollinated. Fruits pending, coin-like, with a protruding felted centre.
Locations
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• Accession: 0000-3651
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Individual