Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Braya thomsonii Hook.e. |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5: 168 (1861) |
Native Range | w. Tibet to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3600-3900m |
Description | leaves glabrous, the basal in rosette, narrowly spathulate-oblong, 15-35mm, stem leaves usually absent, racemes 10-20-flowered, flowers ca. 3mm wide, pedicellate |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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 division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Braya thomsonii var. pilosa O.E.Schulz |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |