Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba sikkimensis (Hook.f. & T.Anderson) Pohle sect. Leucodraba |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 32: 144 (1925) |
Native Range | Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4800-5500m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, spathulate to oblong, 5-15mm long, densely floccose-hirsute, stem leaves often absent, raceme 5-16-flowered, sepals oblong, petals broadly obovate, 5-7mm |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Draba tibetica var. sikkimensis Hook.f. & T.Anderson |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |