Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Aphragmus hobsonii (H.Pearson) Al-Shehbaz & Warwick |
Bibliography | Canad. J. Bot. 84: 279 (2006) |
Native Range | Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2800-5300m |
Description | leaves petiolate, broadly obovate to orbiculate, 6-10mm, glabrous, dentate, flowers in raceme, pedicellate, sepals oblong, glabrous, petals orbiculate, 6-8mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cochlearia hobsonii H.Pearson Lignariella hobsonii (H.Pearson) Baehni |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |