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Draba ritacuvana Al-Shehbaz  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesDraba ritacuvana Al-Shehbaz 
BibliographyJ. Arnold Arbor. 70: 435 (1989)
Native RangeColombia
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude4300-4550m
Descriptionlower leaves numerous, suborbiculate, 7-15mm, glabrescent, crenate, ciliate, rounded, stem leaves few, minute, flowers in bracteate raceme, petals broadly obovate, 4-5mm long
Size5-15cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
rosette cuttings in late summer
SynonymsDraba cocuyensis Santana & J.O.Rangel
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia)
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