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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesBraya pilosa Hook. 
BibliographyFl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 65 (1830)
Native Rangen. Siberia to n. Russian Far East, n. Subarctic America
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitattundra
Altitude0-10m
Descriptionlanate, lower leaves linear-spathulate, 1-2cm, entire, long ciliate, obtuse, stem leaves 0-1, flowers in raceme, petals 5-7mm long, obovate, siliques spherical
Size3-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsBraya purpurascens ssp. pilosa (Hook.) Hultén
Braya purpurascens f. pilosa (Hook.) O.E.Schulz
Hesperis pilosa Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (KRA Krasnoyarsk, YAK Yakutskiya)
     31 Russian Far East (MAG Magadan)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (NWT Northwest Territories)
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