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Draba cryptantha Hook.f. sect. Tylodraba 
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesDraba cryptantha Hook.f. sect. Tylodraba
BibliographyFl. Antarct.: 234 (1845)
Native RangePeru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude4200-5700m
Descriptionleaves in rosettes, imbricate, broadly oblong, petiolate, 5mm, rounded, entire, abaxially silvery tomentose, raceme sessile, 6-10-flowered, petals 1-2mm long, spathulate
Size5-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
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 chlorantha O.E.Schulz
Draba cryptantha var. laxistellata O.E.Schulz
Draba weberbaueri Gilg
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (PER Peru)
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