Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Smelowskia calycina (Stephan ex Willd.) C.A.Mey. |
Synonyms | Lepidium calycinum Stephan ex Willd. |
Smelowskia koelzii (Rech.f.) Rech.f. | |
Smelowskia tianschanica Velich. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-4900m |
Description | stem and leaves hirsute, basal leaves to 10cm, in outline ovate, pinnatilobate to pinnatisect, petiole thin, at base with long, rigid hairs, flowers in cyme, petals 5-10mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white, pale yellow |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | - |
Type | 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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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