| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Lepidium silaifolium (Hook.f. & Thomson) Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. |
| Synonyms | Heldreichia silaifolia Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Lepidium hindukushense Kitam. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-4000m |
| Description | basal leaves bipinnate, 5-15cm, hirsute, petiolate, stem leaves few, linear, raceme 20-30-flowered, corolla 4-5mm across, silicles subspherical, glabrous |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | pale yellow, whitish |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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