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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesMenonvillea virens (Phil.) Rollins 
SynonymsHexaptera virens Phil.
Habitatscree
Altitude2000-5000m
Descriptionleaves broadly obovate to oblanceolate, dark green, sometimes apically dentate, flowers 6-8mm across in dense head, fragrant
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Southern America
     Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

BRASSICACEAE

Menonvillea virens (Phil.) Rollins, Contr. Gray Herb. 177: 15 (1955)

Basionym:
Hexaptera virens Phil., Anales Mus. Nac., Santiago de Chile 8(2): 6 (1891)

nw. Argentina, n. Chile
85 AGW CLN

2000-5000m

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