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Draba affghanica Boiss. sect. Chrysodraba 
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesDraba affghanica Boiss. sect. Chrysodraba
BibliographyFl. Orient., Suppl.: 55 (1888)
Native RangeAfghanistan to w. Nepal
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude3000-5800m
Descriptionbasal leaves in rosette, oblanceolate, sessile, entire, hirsute, flowers 5mm, 5-12, in corymbose raceme, silicles ovoid, acute, subglabrous
Size2-5cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsDraba rostrata Pohle
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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