Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Arabis pumila Jacq. |
Synonyms | Arabis bellidifolia Crantz |
Arabis ciliaris Willd. | |
Arabis nutans Moench | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1900-3000m |
Description | leaves in rosette, ovate, tapered to petiole, denticulate or entire, dark green, shiny, flowers few, 6-7mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Germany , Switzerland ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Yugoslavia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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