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(Malcolmia triloba)

galery

Description

Plantita of 8-20 cm, of ashen color in tender branches or brown in branches already "hard" with hairs in the form of a star, little visible to the naked eye. The leaves, almost never visible if the plant is flowery, are spatulate and sometimes rolled along. Flowers in spring, with 4 petals of 10-13 mm, pink. The fruits are long, up to 30 mm, almost cylindrical and letting guess the row of seeds inside.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Brassicales
Family:Brassicaceae
Genus:Malcolmia
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