Aubrieta libanotica
Species of plant in the family Brassicaceae
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Aubrieta libanotica, common name Lebanese rock cress, is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae. The genus is named after Claude Aubriet, a French flower painter. [1][2][3] A. Libanotica is native to the mountainous ranges of Lebanon and some parts of Syria.[1][4][5][6][7]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Aubrieta |
| Species: | A. libanotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Aubrieta libanotica | |
Description
Etymology
The genus is named after Claude Aubriet, a French flower painter. The specific epithet refers the Lebanon mountain range where the species was first described by the Swiss botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier.[1]
Distribution and habitat
A. Libanotica is endemic to elevated mountains of Lebanon.[10]
Diseases and pests
A. Libanotica is susceptible to Ceutorhynchus minutus a true weevil in the tribe Ceutorhynchini.[11]