| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Metashangrilaia forrestii (W.W.Sm.) Al-Shehbaz & D.A.German |
| Synonyms | Braya forrestii W.W.Sm. |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3700-5000m |
| Description | pilose, leaves petiolate, linear, 1-3cm, entire, flowers in raceme, sepals apically purple, ovate or oblong, petals broadly obovate, 4-6mm long |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | purple, rose, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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