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Rhizobotrya alpina Tausch  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesRhizobotrya alpina Tausch 
BibliographyFlora 19: 34 (1836)
Native Rangese. Alps
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude1900-2800m
Descriptionleaves oblong-spathulate, obtuse, long petiolate, subentire, lower leaves crowded, flowers in corymb, silicles ovate, obtuse
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCochlearia brevicaulis Facchini ex W.D.J.Koch
Cochlearia rhizobotrya Walp.
Draba rhizobotrya Steud.
Kernera alpina (Tausch) Prantl
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy)
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