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Draba cheiranthoides Hook.f.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesDraba cheiranthoides Hook.f. 
BibliographyFl. Antarct.: 236 (1845)
Native Rangene. Colombia (Magdalena)
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude3600-5250m
Descriptionlower leaves in rosette, petiolate, narrowly oblanceolate, grey tomentose, dentate to serrate, acute, stem leaves similar, smaller, flowers in raceme, petals obovate, 6-8mm
Size7-20cm
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
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia)
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