Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Menonvillea famatinensis (Boelcke) Rollins |
Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 177: 35 (1955) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3700-4500m |
Description | basal leaves numerous, rosulate, long petiolate, oblanceolate, 2-5cm, densely pubescent, dentate, acute, raceme terminal, compact, petals spathulate, 2-3mm |
Size | 3-6cm |
Color | white, creamy |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hexaptera famatinensis Boelcke Hexaptera famatinensis var. sphaerocarpa Boelcke Hexaptera pinnatifida var. nana Hieron. ex Hosseus Menonvillea famatinensis var. sphaerocarpa (Boelcke) Rollins |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |