| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Ptilotrichum canescens (DC.) C.A.Mey. |
| Synonyms | Alyssum canescens DC. |
| Alyssum cretaceum Adams | |
| Ptilotrichum cretaceum (Adams) Ledeb. | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-5000m |
| Description | silvery pilose, leaves carnose, sessile, oblong or linear, 4-12mm long, obtuse, flowers in raceme, sepals oblong, caducous, petals obovate, 2-3mm long, sometimes pinkish |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, cushion |
| 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 early summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BRASSICACEAE
canescens elongatiforme A.L.Ebel, Turczaninowia 3(3): 36 (2000)
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