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Malcolmia behboudiana

Rech.f. & Esfand.

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Description

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.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan,

Synonyms

Strigosella behboudiana (Rech.f. & Esfand.) Botsch.Torularia kandaharensis Rech.f. & Koie

Also Known As

Socako

References (1)

  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Strigosella behboudiana)

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