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Lepidium silaifolium (Hook.f. & Thomson) Al-Shehbaz & Mumm.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesLepidium silaifolium (Hook.f. & Thomson) Al-Shehbaz & Mumm. 
BibliographyEdinburgh J. Bot. 68: 170 (2011)
Native RangeAfghanistan to Central Asia and w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2000-4000m
Descriptionbasal leaves bipinnate, 5-15cm, hirsute, petiolate, stem leaves few, linear, raceme 20-30-flowered, corolla 4-5mm across, silicles subspherical, glabrous
Size15-30cm
Colorpale yellow, whitish
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHeldreichia silaifolia Hook.f. & Thomson
Lepidium hindukushense Kitam.
Uranodactylus silaifolius (Hook.f. & Thomson) Jafri
Winklera silaifolia (Hook.f. & Thomson) Korsh.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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