Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba sherriffii Grierson |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4000-4700m |
Description | lower leaves petiolate, obovate, 6-35mm, hirsute, dentate, acute, stem leaves 2-4, sessile, remote, elliptic, flowers 3-9 in raceme, sepals oblong, petals obovate, 6-8mm long |
Size | 6-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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