Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Sarcodraba andina O.E.Schulz |
Bibliography | Notizbl. Bot. Gard. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 563 (1929) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | stems glabrous, stem leaves oblong or ovate, carnose, 1-3cm, glabrous, sessile, auriculate, acute, irregularly dentate, raceme many flowered, sepals oblong, petals 6-8mm |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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 of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Ateixa andina (O.E.Schulz) Ravenna |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |