Erysimum aetnense

Erysimum aetnense
Erysimum aetnense on Mt. Etna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Erysimum
Species: E. aetnense
Binomial name
Erysimum aetnense
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Synonyms

Erysimum bonanianum subsp. aetnense

Erysimum aetnense is a short-lived, polycarpic perennial herb endemic and found exclusively on Mt. Etna, in Sicily, Italy.

It grows from 1000 to 2000 meters above sea level and inhabits Genista aetnensis shrublands.

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