Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Braya glabella Richardson |
Synonyms | Braya americana (Hook.) Fernald |
Braya bartlettiana Jordal | |
Braya nana Bunge | |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | 0-3700m |
Description | pubescent, lower leaves linear-oblanceolate to spathulate, 1-6cm, entire or sparsely dentate, obtuse, stem leaves 0-1, flowers in raceme, petals 3-5mm long, siliques oblong |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, purplish |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Eastern Canada (Québec ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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