Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Hesperidanthus jaegeri (Rollins) Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Thelypodium jaegeri Rollins |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, broadly ovate, 2-4cm, cuneate or truncate, coarsely and irregularly dentate, obtuse, flowers few in raceme, sepals purple, petals 9-14mm, siliques cylindrical |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white, lavender |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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