Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Arabis axilliflora (Jafri) H.Hara |
Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 47: 107 (1972) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3600-5000m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, spathulate or oblanceolate, 15-50mm, pilose, stem leaves sessile, similar, flowers in raceme, sepals pale purple, petals spathulate, 7-15mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, 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 division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arabis axilliflora var. brevistyla H.Hara Arabis venusta H.Hara Parryoides axilliflora Jafri |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |