Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Braya linearis Rouy |
Bibliography | Illustr. Pl. Eur.: t. 254 (1899) |
Native Range | Norway to Sweden, e. Greenland |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-200m |
Description | pubescent, lower leaves linear to narrowly spathulate, 1-3cm, dentate or entire, obtuse, stem leaves 1-4, similar, smaller, flowers in raceme, petals 2-4mm, siliques linear |
Size | 7-14cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | 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 | Braya alpina var. rivularis Fr. |
Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (GNL Greenland) |