Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Petrocallis pyrenaica (L.) W.T.Aiton |
Bibliography | Hortus Kew. 4: 93 (1812) |
Native Range | Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1000-3000m |
Description | leaves cuneate, apically lobate, floral stem leafless, flowers 6-7mm across in few flowered raceme, petals obtuse |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | bright lilac, pink, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Crucifera petrocallis E.H.L.Krause Draba pyrenacia L. Draba rubra Crantz Petrocallis pyrenaica var. pubescens Vacc. Zizzia pyrenaica (L.) Roth |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |