Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Weberbauera herzogii (O.E.Schulz) Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | J. Arnold Arbor. 71: 236 (1990) |
Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3100-4700m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, broadly obovate to spathulate, 2-4cm, glabrous, entire, rounded, raceme bracteate, bracts entire or tridentate, petals spathulate, 3-5mm |
Size | 3-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Sarcodraba herzogii O.E.Schulz |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |