Peltaria alliacea
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Peltaria alliacea is a perennial in the family Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....

, endemic in Southeastern Europe. The plant grows up to 60 cm and has white flowers in May to July. The plant is glabrous with simple, entire leaves. The leaves are ovate, sessile and amplexicaule. The 3-4 mm long white petals are shortly clawed. The orbicular, very flat silicula is pendent and has a size of about 6x6 mm. Its chromosome number is 2n=14 (also: 28, 56).

The plant grows in stony areas from Southern Austria (Styria, Lower Austria) to South Romania and Albania.
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