Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Braya glabella Richardson |
Bibliography | Narr. Journey Polar. Sea [J. Franklin]: 743 (1823) |
Native Range | ne. Russian Far East, Subarctic America to nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 0-3700m |
Description | pubescent, lower leaves linear-oblanceolate to spathulate, 1-6cm, entire or sparsely dentate, obtuse, stem leaves 0-1, flowers in raceme, petals 3-5mm long, siliques oblong |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, purplish |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Braya aenea ssp. pseudoaenea V.V.Petrovsky Braya alpina var. americana (Hook.) S.Watson Braya alpina ssp. americana Hook. Braya alpina var. glabella (Richardson) S.Watson Braya alpina f. glabella Kjellm. Braya americana (Hook.) Fernald Braya bartlettiana Jordal Braya bartlettiana var. vestita Hultén Braya humilis var. americana (Hook.) B.Boivin Braya humilis var. glabella (Richardson) B.Boivin Braya nana Bunge Braya platypetala Turc. Platypetalum nanum Turcz. ex Bunge Sisymbrium nanum Turcz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (MAG Magadan) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, QUE Québec) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) |