Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Aphragmus oxycarpus (Hook.f. & Thomson) Jafri |
Synonyms | Braya oxycarpa Hook.f. & Thomson |
Braya foliosa Pamp. | |
Braya rubicunda Franch. | |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 3300-5800m |
Description | basal leaves subcarnose, petiolate, oblong, 5-20mm long, glabrous, stem leaves similar, flowers in raceme, sepals often purple, glabrous, petals broadly obovate, 3-5mm long |
Size | 2-10cm |
Color | lilac, pale pink |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
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 ) China (China South-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , 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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