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Draba depressa Hook.f. sect. Tylodraba 
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesDraba depressa Hook.f. sect. Tylodraba
BibliographyFl. Antarct.: 234 (1845)
Native RangeColombia to n. Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude3600-5100m
Descriptiondensely white lanate, leaves obovate, orbiculate, entire, 4-6mm long, flowers in spherical raceme, subsessile, corolla with distinct style, petals and calyx 2mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorpale ochre
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsDraba alchemilloides Gilg
Draba depressa var. meyeri O.E.Schulz
Draba depressa var. radicata (Hook.f.) O.E.Schulz
Draba radicata Hook.f.
Draba radicata var. hartianum Simmons
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru)
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