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wallflower

A perennial reaching 20–60 cm/8–24 in (Cheiranthus cheiri), native to the E Mediterranean; stem slightly woody at base; leaves lance-shaped, crowded on stem; flowers yellow to orange-red, fragrant. Cultivars have a wide colour range and are grown as biennials. (Family: Cruciferae.)

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Erysimum scoparium
(Teide Wallflower)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Erysimum
Species

Erysimum ammophilum
Erysimum angustatum
Erysimum arenicola
Erysimum baeticum
Erysimum bicolor
Erysimum capitatum
Erysimum cazorlense
Erysimum cheiranthoides
Erysimum cheiri
Erysimum durum
Erysimum franciscanum
Erysimum gomezcampoi
Erysimum hieracilifolium
Erysimum inconspicuum
Erysimum insulare
Erysimum linifolium
Erysimum mediohispanicum
Erysimum menziesii
Erysimum myriophyllum
Erysimum nevadense
Erysimum occidentale
Erysimum odoratum
Erysimum pallasii
Erysimum perofskianum
Erysimum popovi
Erysimum repandum
Erysimum ruscinonensis
Erysimum scoparium
Erysimum serpenflorens
Erysimum teretifolium

The genus Erysimum includes the wallflowers, which include both popular garden species and many wild forms.

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