Rock Garden Plants
Braya linearis Rouy  
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesBraya linearis Rouy 
BibliographyIllustr. Pl. Eur.: t. 254 (1899)
Native RangeNorway to Sweden, e. Greenland
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude0-200m
Descriptionpubescent, 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
Size7-14cm
Colorwhite, purple
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsBraya alpina var. rivularis Fr.
Territory1 Europe
     10 Northern Europe (NOR Norway, SWE Sweden)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (GNL Greenland)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý