Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Menonvillea cicatricosa (Phil.) Rollins |
Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 177: 25 (1955) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1700-2800m |
Description | only stem leaves, petiolate, entire, spathulate or obovate, carnose, 1-2cm, glabrous or pilose, cuneate, acute, raceme terminal, without bracts, petals 4-6mm |
Size | 7-35cm |
Color | creamy |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hexaptera cicatricosa Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |