Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Hormathophylla pyrenaica (Lapeyr.) Cullen & T.R.Dudley |
Bibliography | Feddes Repert. 71: 226 (1965) |
Native Range | e. Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1600-1700m |
Description | leaves obovate, thick, silvery softly hirsute, flowers with dark brown anthers, to 1cm across, in compact spike |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Alyssum pyrenaicum Lapeyr. Anodontea pyrenaica (Lapeyr.) G.Don Clypeola pyrenaica (Lapeyr.) Link. Koniga pyrenaica (Lapeyr.) Heynh. Lobularia pyrenaica (Lapeyr.) Steud. Ptilotrichum pyrenaicum (Lapeyr.) Boiss. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) |