Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Lepidium litwinowii (Lipsky) Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 12: 8 (2002) |
Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | grey-green, glabrous, stems sulcate, basal leaves broadly lanceolate, rigid, coriaceous, shortly winged petiolate, mucronate, abaxially with distinct midrib, flowers minute |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Stroganowia litwinowii Lipsky |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |