Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Braya tibetica Hook.f. & Thomson |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5: 168 (1861) |
Native Range | w. China to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3900-5400m |
Description | ramose, basal leaves in compact rosette, linear-oblong, 2-4cm, entire or shallowly dentate, stem leaves absent, racemes 15-25-flowered, capitate, flowers ca. 2mm |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | white, pinkish |
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 tibetica var. breviscapa Pamp. Braya tibetica f. linearifolia C.H.An. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, WHM West Himalaya) |