Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Braya alpina Sternb. & Hoppe |
Bibliography | Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 1(1): 66 (1815) |
Native Range | e. Alps |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | hirsute, basal leaves lanceolate, denticulate or entire, flowers 4-6mm across in few flowered raceme, siliques broadly oblong, 5-11mm long, glabrous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | reddish violet, white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Braya alpina f. insignis Bertol Erysimum brayoides Schrank Hesperis alpina Kuntze Hesperis glabella Kuntze Sisymbrium alpinum (Sternb. & Hoppe) É.Fourn. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |