Iberis linifolia

Iberis linifolia
Flower of Iberis linifolia at the Civico Orto Botanico di Trieste
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Iberis
Species:	I. linifolia
Binomial name
Iberis linifolia L.

Iberis linifolia is a herbaceous annual flowering plant of the genus Iberis and the family Brassicaceae.

Synonyms

• Biauricula dunalii Bubani
• Biauricula intermedia (Guers.) Lunell
• Biauricula linifolia (L.) Bubani
• Iberis boppardensis Jord.
• Iberis contejeanii Billot
• Iberis dunalii (Bubani) Cadevall & Sallent
• Iberis intermedia Guers.
• Iberis intermedia subsp. beugesiaca J.-M. Tison
• Iberis intermedia subsp. boppardensis (Jord.) Korneck
• Iberis intermedia subsp. dunalii (Bubani) O. Bolòs & Vigo
• Biauricula dunalii Bubani
• Biauricula intermedia (Guers.) Lunell
• Biauricula linifolia (L.) Bubani
• Iberis boppardensis Jord.
• Iberis contejeanii Billot
• Iberis dunalii (Bubani) Cadevall & Sallent
• Iberis intermedia Guers.
• Iberis intermedia subsp. beugesiaca J.-M. Tison
• Iberis intermedia subsp. boppardensis (Jord.) Korneck
• Iberis intermedia subsp. dunalii (Bubani) O. Bolòs & Vigo
• Iberis linifolia subsp. timeroyi (Jord.) Moreno
• Iberis prostii Soy.-Will. ex Godr.
• Iberis soyeri Bonnier & Layens
• Iberis timeroyi Jord.

Description

Iberis linifolia grows to 30–60 centimetres (12–24 in) in height. It has very narrow leaves and pinkish flowers, about 9 mm wide. The flowering period extends from July to September.

Distribution

This species is present in France and Italy.

Habitat

It grows in rocky hillsides and lawns of the Mediterranean, at an altitude of 0–1,800 metres (0–5,906 ft) above sea level