| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Kernera saxatilis (L.) Sweet |
| Synonyms | Cochlearia saxatilis L. |
| Cochlearia decipiens Willk. | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 500-2500m |
| Description | leaves numerous in rosette, obovate to lanceolate, tapered to petiole, stem leaves smaller, more narrow, flowers 3-5mm in elongate raceme, silicles ovoid-spherical, glabrous |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| 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 , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (Corse , France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | BRASSICACEAE
saxatils boissieri (Reut.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 51 (1878)
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