Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Arabis pumila Jacq. |
Bibliography | Fl. Austriac. 3: 44 (1775) |
Native Range | Alps |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1900-3000m |
Description | leaves in rosette, ovate, tapered to petiole, denticulate or entire, dark green, shiny, flowers few, 6-7mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arabis bellidifolia Crantz Arabis ciliaris Willd. Arabis nutans Moench Arabis pumila var. nutans Gaudin Crucifera pumila E.H.L.Krause Turritis alpina Braune |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |