Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba steyermarkii Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 1: 67 (1991) |
Native Range | Ecuador (Azuay) |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2700-4400m |
Description | leaves oblong, 7-12mm, imbricate, appresed, abaxially tomentose, adaxially hirsute, entire, acute, flowers in bracteate raceme, sepals purple, petals 9-12mm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | dark purple, lilac |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 leaf cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Draba violacea var. lehmanniana O.E.Schulz |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador) |