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Menonvillea famatinensis (Boelcke) Rollins  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesMenonvillea famatinensis (Boelcke) Rollins 
SynonymsHexaptera famatinensis Boelcke
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3700-4500m
Descriptionbasal leaves numerous, rosulate, long petiolate, oblanceolate, 2-5cm, densely pubescent, dentate, acute, raceme terminal, compact, petals spathulate, 2-3mm
Size3-6cm
Colorwhite, creamy
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub, cushion
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Southern America
     Southern South America (Argentina Northwest)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

BRASSICACEAE

Menonvillea famatinensis (Boelcke) Rollins, Contr. Gray Herb. 177: 35 (1955)

Basionym:
Hexaptera famatinensis Boelcke, Revista Argent. Agron. 18: 171 (1951)

Synonyms:
Hexaptera famatinensis sphaerocarpa Boelcke
Hexaptera pinnatifida nana Hieron. ex Hosseus
Menonvillea famatinensis sphaerocarpa (Boelcke) Rollins

nw. Argentina
85 AGW

3700-4500m

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