Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba oligosperma Hook. sect. Chrysodraba |
Synonyms | Draba andina (Nutt.) A.Nelson |
Draba saximontana A.Nelson | |
Draba sessilis S.Watson | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 200-3900m |
Description | greyish, leaves crowded, linear, 3-12mm long, ciliate, abaxially appressed hirsute, racemes 3-15-flowered, petals 3-5mm long, silicles of various shape |
Size | 2-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, 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 of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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