Malcolmia behboudiana
Rech.f. & Esfand.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen
How to Identify
An annual cabbage family herb. It grows 15-30 cm tall. It branches from the base. The leaves at the base are in a ring. They are 2.5-7 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. There can be teeth along the edge. There are 20-30 flowers in a group. The flowers are 1 cm across and pink. The pod is 4-6 cm long and 1 mm wide.
Names & Synonyms
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Strigosella behboudiana (Rech.f. & Esfand.) Botsch.Torularia kandaharensis Rech.f. & Koie
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Strigosella behboudiana)
