Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba melanopus Kom. |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Obshch. Estestvoisp., Vyp. 3, Otd. Bot., 26: index (1896) |
Native Range | e. Afghanistan to Central Asia and w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2900-4700m |
Description | lower leaves oblong, 5-15mm, sparsely tomentose, obtuse, stem leaves 0, flowers 3-15 in elongate raceme, sepals ovate, sparsely pubescent, petals narrowly spathulate, 1-2mm |
Size | 2-7cm |
Color | pale yellow |
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 of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Draba melanopus var. gilgitica O.E.Schulz |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |
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