Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Dactylocardamum imbricatifolium Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | J. Arnold Arbor. 70: 519 (1989) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4600-4700m |
Description | leaves imbricate, oblong-obovate, 2-4mm, papery, ciliate, at base glabrous, straw yellow, at apex pubescent, flowers solitary, sessile, petals spathulate-linear |
Size | 1-4cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |