Iberis gibraltarica

taxobox
name = "Iberis gibraltarica"


image_caption = "Iberis gibraltarica"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Brassicales
familia = Brassicaceae
genus = "Iberis"
species = "Iberis gibraltarica L."
binomial = "Iberis gibraltarica"
binomial_authority = L.|

"Iberis gibraltarica" (Gibraltar candytuft) is a flowering plant of the genus "Iberis" and the family Brassicaceae. [ [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=IBGI Iberis gibraltarica L. plant profile by the National Resources Conservation Service website] ] It is the symbol of the Upper Rock nature reserve in Gibraltar, but is actually a native of North Africa. Gibraltar is the only place in Europe where it is found growing in the wild. The candytuft grows from crevices in the limestone, and is often seen growing in abundance from the north face of the Rock of Gibraltar. Its flowers range from pale violet to almost white, and can reach up to convert|8|cm|in|abbr=on across. [ [http://www.thegibraltarmagazine.com/wild_flower_gibraltar_4.htm Wild flowers of Gibraltar from the Gibraltar Magazine] ]

ee also

* The Alameda Gibraltar Botanic Gardens

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