Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Lepidostemon glaricola (H.Hara) Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 10: 333 (2000) |
Native Range | e. Himalaya to ne. Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4000-4700m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, spathulate to obovate, dentate, obtuse, raceme many flowered, in fruit elongate, sepals oblong, adpressed hirsute, petals obovate, 3-6mm long |
Size | 1-10cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | 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 | Chrysobraya glaricola H.Hara |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |