Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Weberbauera bracteata (O.E.Schulz) J.F.Macbr. |
Bibliography | Candollea 5: 356 (1934) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4500-4600m |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, lyrate-pinnatifid, terminal segment oblong-obovate, rounded, entire, ciliate, flowers 8-10 in compact raceme, sepals glabrous, petals 2-3mm long |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
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 of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Pelagatia bracteata O.E.Schulz, Pflanzenr. [H.G.A.Engler, ed.] IV, 105(86): 192 (1924) |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |