Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Menonvillea virens (Phil.) Rollins |
Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 177: 15 (1955) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 2000-5000m |
Description | leaves broadly obovate to oblanceolate, dark green, sometimes apically dentate, flowers 6-8mm across in dense head, fragrant |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hexaptera virens Phil |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |