Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Menonvillea cuneata (Gillies & Hook.) Rollins |
Synonyms | Hexaptera cuneata Gillies & Hook. |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 1700-4600m |
Description | leaves dense, imbricate, cuneate, apically tridentate, tapered to false petiole, raceme compact, spherical, flowers to 1cm across, fragrant |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white, creamy white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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