''Erysimum nervosum'' (syn: ''Erysimum grandiflorum'' Desf. var. ''nervosum'' (Pomel) Batt.) is a short-lived,
polycarpic perennial herb.
It is found in many montane regions of
North Africa
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, including the
Rif Mountains and
Atlas Mountains
The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. It separates the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range. It stretches around through Moroc ...
in
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
, the
Tell Atlas
The Tell Atlas ( ar, الاطلس التلي, Latn, ar, al-ʾaṭlas al-tlī) is a mountain chain over in length, belonging to the Atlas mountain ranges in North Africa, stretching mainly across northern Algeria, with ends in both north-easter ...
in
Algeria
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and the
Ghar-Rouban mountains in
Algeria
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and
Tunisia
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''Erysimum nervosum'' is distributed between 1000 and 3000 meters above sea level and inhabits forests, scrublands, and shrublands.
References
nervosum
Flora of North Africa
Flora of Morocco
Flora of Algeria
Flora of Tunisia
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