Curtis's Botanical Magazine

-PLATE-        Plate No. 126

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-COMMON_NAMES-Purple Alyssum, Aubretia,
Aubrietia
-GENUS-Alyssum
-SPECIES-Alyssum deltoideum
-CLASS-Tetradynamia
-ORDER-Siliculosa
-AUTHORITY-Linnaeus

-MODERN_GENUS-Aubrieta
-MODERN_SPECIES-Aubrieta deltoidea
-MODERN_FAMILY-Cruciferae

-PLANT_TYPE-evergreen
-COLOR-lilac to red-purple
-SEASON-__
-NATIVE_REGION-Aegean, naturalized SW Europe
-ZONE-7

-SOURCE-The Botanical Magazine
-VOLUME-4
-PUB_DATE-1790
-REISSUED-1795
-EDITOR-William Curtis
-ARTIST-S. Edwards
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