Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Mancoa hispida Wedd. |
Bibliography | Chlor. Andina 1: t. 86 D (1859) |
Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina and n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3500-4800m |
Description | pubescent, basal leaves petiolate, oblanceolate or spathulate, lyrate, segments obtuse, stem leaves sessile, not auriculate, raceme without bracts, 5-12-flowered |
Size | 2-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Mancoa minima Rollins Radicula scabra Rusby |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |