Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Brayopsis alpaminae Gilg & Muschl. |
Synonyms | Brayopsis pycnophylla Gilg & Muschl. |
Englerocharis alpaminae (Gilg & Muschl.) Baehni & J.F.Macbr. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4500-4900m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, narrowly spathulate, entire, blade 3-4mm long, grey villose, corolla 1cm across, petals narrowly spathulate, siliques grey villose, 6-9mm long |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | bright greenish 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 in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
alpaminae smithii Al-Shehbaz, Nordic J. Bot., 8: 623 (1989)
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