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Lepidium mendocinensis (Hauman) Al-Shehbaz  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesLepidium mendocinensis (Hauman) Al-Shehbaz 
BibliographyPhytotaxa 516: 112 (2021)
Native Rangen. Argentina
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude1700-3000m
Descriptionleaves in crowded rosette, linear, coriaceous, carnose, sessile, 3-6mm long, flowers 1-5, 4-7mm across, in sessile, umbellate raceme
Size15-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsLithodraba mendocinensis (Hauman) Boelcke
Xerodraba mendocinensis Hauman
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGW Argentina Northwest)
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