Iberis amara | |
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In bloom at the Somme in May | |
Close up of flowers, showing asymmetrical petal arrangement | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Iberis |
Species: | I. amara
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Binomial name | |
Iberis amara | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Iberis amara, called wild candytuft, rocket candytuft and bitter candytuft, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland.[3][4] It has been introduced to numerous locations including Algeria, Sweden, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Iraq, Kazakhstan, the Indian Subcontinent, Korea, Far Eastern Russia, New Zealand, Argentina, Ecuador, Hispaniola, the United States, and Canada.[2] It prefers to grow in warm and sunny conditions, in high-calcium soil.[5]
Other common names; … annual candytuft, clown's mustard, … sciatica cress