Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Weberbauera trichocarpa (Muschl.) J.F.Macbr. |
Synonyms | Eudema trichocarpa Muschl. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4200-4800m |
Description | leaves thick, coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, entire, obtuse, shortly petiolate, stem leaves short, ovate, subsessile, flowers 4-5 in raceme, sepals hirsute, petals 4-5mm long |
Size | 2-6cm |
Color | pinkish |
Bloom | summer |
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 (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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