Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Arabis bijuga Watt |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 378 (1881) |
Native Range | sc. China, n. Pakistan to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2000-3000m |
Description | tomentose, leaves petiolate, obovate-spathulate to elliptic, 1-5cm, dentate, obtuse, flowers in raceme, sepals glabrous, petals narrowly oblanceolate, 9-14mm long |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | white, pinkish |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arabidopsis mollissima var. griffithiana O.E.Schulz Arabis macrantha C.C.Yuan & T.Y.Cheo Arabis pangiensis Watt Parlatoria griffithiana Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |