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Braya tibetica Hook.f. & Thomson  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesBraya tibetica Hook.f. & Thomson 
BibliographyJ. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5: 168 (1861)
Native Rangew. China to Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3900-5400m
Descriptionramose, basal leaves in compact rosette, linear-oblong, 2-4cm, entire or shallowly dentate, stem leaves absent, racemes 15-25-flowered, capitate, flowers ca. 2mm
Size3-8cm
Colorwhite, pinkish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsBraya tibetica var. breviscapa Pamp.
Braya tibetica f. linearifolia C.H.An.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, WHM West Himalaya)
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