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Braya glabella Richardson  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesBraya glabella Richardson 
BibliographyNarr. Journey Polar. Sea [J. Franklin]: 743 (1823)
Native Rangene. Russian Far East, Subarctic America to nw. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude0-3700m
Descriptionpubescent, 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
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite, purplish
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsBraya 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.
Territory3 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)
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