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Lunaria telekiana is a rare, poorly known perennial species in the cabbage family, endemic to the Prokletije Mountains of the Dinaric Alps (Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo). It grows on open limestone scree at high altitude, so cultivation is uncommon and specialist.
Lunaria telekiana is a flowering plant in the genus Lunaria and family Brassicaceae. It is a rare and poorly known species known from Albania, Montenegro, and Kosovo. It has been proposed for protection under international treaties on endangered species.
Lunaria telekiana is a European endemic species with a restricted distribution in the southeastern Dinaric Alps, specifically in the Prokletije Mountains (also known as the Albanian Alps or Bjeshkët e Nemuna). The species occurs in three countries: Albania, Montenegro, and Serbia (Kosovo).
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lunaria telekiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
