Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Mancoa venturii Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Harvard Pap. Bot. 2: 11 (1990) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina (Jujuy) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2300-4500m |
Description | densely pubescent, only stem leaves, subsessile, oblong or ovate, dentate, 1-2cm, raceme without bracts, 5-15-flowered, sepals oblong, persistent, petals obovate, 3-4mm |
Size | 2-7cm |
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 |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |