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Hornungia alpina (L.) O.Appel  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesHornungia alpina (L.) O.Appel 
BibliographyNovon 7: 339 (1998)
Native RangeEuropean Mountains
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude1500-3400m
Descriptionleaves all basal, petiolate, 2-pinnatipartite, ultimate segments ovate-lanceolate, acute, setose, flowers 4-5mm across in compact raceme
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArabis 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.
Territory1 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
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