Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Arabis mollis Steven |
Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 270 (1812) |
Native Range | Caucasus to e. Turkey and nw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 2800-4000m |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, petiolate, orbiculate, cordate, crenate, stem leaves ovate, amplexicaule, auriculate, crenate, flowers in raceme, petals 8-10mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arabis christiana N.Busch Arabis lactea Steven ex Rupr. Arabis nepetifolia var. elata Grossh. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |