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Draba gracillima Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Drabella 
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesDraba gracillima Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Drabella
BibliographyJ. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5: 153 (1861)
Native Rangesc. China to Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3200-5000m
Descriptionleaves 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
Size5-50cm
Coloryellowish, pale yellow
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsDraba granitica Hand.-Mazz.
Draba lanceolata Klotzsch & Garcke
Draba nepalensis Wall.
Draba wardii W.W.Sm.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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