Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Parrya arctica R.Br. |
Bibliography | Chlor. Melvill.: 11 (1823) |
Native Range | Subarctic America |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Description | taproot, leaves sessile, 1-3cm, lanceolate to obovate, glabrous, dentate, obtuse, floral scape shorter than leaves, flowers 6-12 in raceme, petals obovate, 7-10mm long |
Size | 1-10cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Neuroloma arcticum (R.Br.) Spreng. Parrya arctica f. albiflora A.E.Porsild Parrya nudicaulis var. arctica (R.Br.) Regel Parrya nudicaulis var. pinnatifida Regel |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) |