| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Aphragmus involucratus (Bunge) O.E.Schulz |
| Synonyms | Platypetalum involucratum Bunge |
| Braya involucrata (Bunge) Ledeb. | |
| Orobium altaicum Bunge ex O.E.Schulz | |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | leaves petiolate, oblong, entire, pubescent, upper stem leaves crowded below racemose inflorescence, siliques narrowly elliptic |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | lilac |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kirgizistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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