Rock Garden Plants
Menonvillea famatinensis (Boelcke) Rollins  
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesMenonvillea famatinensis (Boelcke) Rollins 
BibliographyContr. Gray Herb. 177: 35 (1955)
Native Rangenw. Argentina
Primary BiomeSubalpine
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
Typeperennial
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
SynonymsHexaptera famatinensis Boelcke
Hexaptera famatinensis var. sphaerocarpa Boelcke
Hexaptera pinnatifida var. nana Hieron. ex Hosseus
Menonvillea famatinensis var. sphaerocarpa (Boelcke) Rollins
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý