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Iberis umbellata, common name garden candytuft or globe candytuft, is a herbaceous Annual plant flowering plant of the genus Iberis and the family Brassicaceae.
The stem is twisted at the base while the flowering branches are erect and leafy. This plant reaches a height of . The leaves are green and linear-lanceolate, long. The flowers are in umbel-shaped . The calyx is violet and the corolla is composed of four white, pink or purple petals. The petals are rounded at the apex, with the peripheral ones forming a large vexillum long. The flowering period extends from May through June. The flowers are hermaphrodite and pollinated by bees and butterflies. The fruit is a silique long.
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Distribution
This species is native to the Mediterranean region. It is present in most of Europe, especially along the coasts, from Spain to Greece and in northern America. Iberis umbellata
Habitat
It grows in dry rocky hillsides, in bushy areas and in clearings, preferably on calcareous soils, at an altitude of above sea level.
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