Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Weberbauera spathulifolia (A.Gray) O.E.Schulz |
Synonyms | Sisymbrium spathulifolium A.Gray |
Weberbauera densiflora Gilg & Muschl. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3600-4800m |
Description | basal leaves narrowly spathulate-lanceolate, 5-30mm, long petiolate, stem leaves upwards smaller, coarsely, remotely dentate, flowers 10-13, 6mm across, in compact raceme |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, tuft |
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 of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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