Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba gracillima Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Drabella |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5: 153 (1861) |
Native Range | sc. China to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3200-5000m |
Description | leaves broadly obovate to oblanceolate, 5-20mm, pilose, denticulate, obtuse, stem leaves 2-6, sessile, ovate, raceme 3-10-flowered, petals oblanceolate, 2-4mm long, obtuse |
Size | 5-50cm |
Color | yellowish, pale yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Draba granitica Hand.-Mazz. Draba lanceolata Klotzsch & Garcke Draba nepalensis Wall. Draba wardii W.W.Sm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |