Aethionema saxatile

Burnt Candytuft

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Common name

Burnt Candytuft

Scientific name

Aethionema saxatile (L.) R. Br.

Conservation status and threats

Not protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous annual plant. Stem is 5-20 cm high. Flowering April-September [Delipavlov et al., 2003].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the next floristic regions: The Predbalkan, Stara Planina, Znepole Region, West Frontier Mountains, The Struma Valley, The Belasitsa, Thracian Plane, The Pirin, The Rila, The Rhodopes and The Slavianka [Delipavlov et al., 2003].

Aethionema saxatile на български

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