Fibigia clypeata

Description

Fibigia clypeata is an Asian species of flowering plant of the genus Fibigia in the family Brassicaceae. It is distributed throughout Greece, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Turkey, where it flowers between February and April. This plant is found in abundance and is native to the Shouf Biosphere Reserve in Lebanon. It is a drought-tolerant perennial suitable for xeriscaping. Its current name is Fibigia clypeata subsp. eriocarpa (DC. Greuter, 2012). Its homotypic synonyms are Farsetia eriocarpa (DC., 1821) and Fibigia Eriocarpa (DC., Boiss., 1867).