Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Brassica nivalis Boiss. & Heldr. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2. 1: 32 (1854) |
Native Range | n. Greece (Olimbos) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1300-2800m |
Description | pale green, leaves lyrate-pinnatipartite, segments obtuse, stems thin, simple, nearly leafless, flowers few, medium large, in raceme, siliques linear |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Brassicella nivalis (Boiss. & Heldr.) O.E.Schulz Coincya nivalis (Boiss. & Heldr.) Greuter & Burdet Guenthera nivalis (Boiss. & Heldr.) Gómez-Campo Hutera nivalis (Boiss. & Heldr.) Gómez-Campo Rhynchosinapis nivalis (Boiss. & Heldr.) Heywood |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |