Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Morisia monanthos (Viv.) Asch. |
Bibliography | Fl. Sard. Comp. [W.Barbey]: 173 (1885) |
Native Range | Corsica, Sardinia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-1300m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves numerous, all in basal rosette, pinnatipartite, ultimate segments ovate-triangular, opposite, flowers solitary, ca. 15mm across, petals glabrous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | golden yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Erucaria hypogaea Viv. Monanthemum acaule Scheele Morisia acaulis J.Gay Morisia hypogaea (Viv.) J.Gay ex Colla Rapistrum hypogaeum (Viv.) Duby Sisymbrium monanthos Viv. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, SAR Sardegna) |