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Aphragmus oxycarpus (Hook.f. & Thomson) Jafri  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesAphragmus oxycarpus (Hook.f. & Thomson) Jafri 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 96 (1956)
Native Rangene. Afghanistan to w. & sc. China
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatscree
Altitude3300-5800m
Descriptionbasal leaves subcarnose, petiolate, oblong, 5-20mm long, glabrous, stem leaves similar, flowers in raceme, sepals often purple, glabrous, petals broadly obovate, 3-5mm long
Size2-10cm
Colorlilac, pale pink
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAphragmus oxycarpus var. glaber (Vassilcz.) C.H.An
Aphragmus oxycarpus var. microcarpus C.H.An
Aphragmus oxycarpus var. stenocarpus (O.E.Schulz) G.C.Das
Aphragmus przewalskii (Maxim.) A.L.Ebel
Aphragmus stewartii O.E.Schulz
Aphragmus tibeticus O.E.Schulz
Braya foliosa Pamp.
Braya oxycarpa Hook.f. & Thomson
Braya oxycarpa f. glabra Vassilcz.
Braya oxycarpa var. stenocarpa O.E.Schulz
Braya rubicunda Franch.
Eutrema przewalskii Maxim.
Lignariella duthiei Naqshi
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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