Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Hornungia alpina (L.) O.Appel |
Bibliography | Novon 7: 339 (1998) |
Native Range | European Mountains |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-3400m |
Description | leaves all basal, petiolate, 2-pinnatipartite, ultimate segments ovate-lanceolate, acute, setose, flowers 4-5mm across in compact raceme |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arabis angustifolia Lam. Astylus alpinus (L.) Dulac Capsella alpina (L.) Ces. & al. Crucifera hutchinsia E.H.L.Krause Draba alpina Baumg. Draba nasturtiolum Scop. Hornungia alpina ssp. polatschekii (M.Laínz) O.Appel Hutchinsia affinis Gren. ex F.W.Schultz Hutchinsia alpina (L.) R.Br. Hutchinsia alpina var. affinis Bolzon Hutchinsia alpina var. dubia Pawl. Hutchinsia alpina ssp. dubia (Pawl.) Soják Hutchinsia alpina ssp. polatschekii M.Laínz Lepidium alpinum L. Lepidium halleri Crantz Nasturtium alpinum (L.) Crantz Noccaea affinis Rouy & Foucaud Noccaea alpina (L.) Rchb. Pritzelago affinis (Gren. ex F.W.Schultz) Kuntze Pritzelago alpina (L.) Kuntze Pritzelago alpina ssp. affinis (Gren. ex F.W.Schult.) Soják Pritzelago alpina ssp. dubia (Pawl.) Soják Pritzelago alpina ssp. polatschekii (M.Laínz) Greuter & Burdet Pritzelago media Kuntze Smelowskia alpina (L.) C.A.Mey. Smelowskia brevicaulis Steud. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa |