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Hormathophylla saxigena (Jord. & Fourr.) D.A.German & Govaerts  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesHormathophylla saxigena (Jord. & Fourr.) D.A.German & Govaerts 
BibliographyPl. Syst. Evol. 301: 2483 (2015)
Native Rangesc. France
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Descriptionsilvery-green, white hirsute, leaves oblong or obovate in dense rosette, flowers in raceme, petals orbiculate, silicles lanate, glabrescent, obtuse
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAlyssoides macrocarpa (DC.) Jáv.
Alyssum macrocarpum DC.
Alyssum macrocarpum var. candolleanum (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud
Alyssum macrocarpum var. saxigenum (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud
Anodontea macrocarpa (DC.) Sweet
Clypeola macrocarpa (DC.) Link
Hormathophylla kuepferiana D.A.German & V.I.Dorof.
Hormathophylla macrocarpa (DC.) P.Küpfer
Koniga macrocarpa (DC.) Heynh.
Koniga macrocarpa var. saxigena (Jord. & Fourr.) Jord.
Ptilotrichum candolleanum Jord. & Fourr.
Ptilotrichum macrocarpum (DC.) Boiss.
Ptilotrichum saxigenum Jord. & Fourr.
Vesicaria macrocarpa (DC.) O.E.Schulz
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France)
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