Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba tomentosa Clairv. sect. Leucodraba |
Synonyms | Draba frigida Saut. |
Draba nivea Saut. | |
Draba rhaetica Brügger | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-3500m |
Description | basal leaves elliptic or obovate, rounded, entire, densely tomentose, stem leaves broadly ovate, sessile, flowers in compact raceme, petals 4-5mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, pale yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, cushion |
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 cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , 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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