Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Biscutella fontqueri Guinea & Heywood |
Bibliography | Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles 21: 394 (1963) |
Native Range | ne. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1300m |
Description | basal leaves in dense rosette, 2-5cm long, at base cuneate, trilobate, petiolate, sparsely hirsute, stem leaves sessile, flowers in compact raceme, petals 4-5mm long |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | yellow |
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 | Biscutella cuneata (Font Quer) Font-Quer ex Mach.-Laur. Biscutella intermedia ssp. cuneata (Font Quer) Malag. Biscutella laevigata f. cuneata Font Quer Biscutella laevigata var. cuneata (Font Quer) O.Bolós & Masclans Biscutella laevigata ssp. fontqueri (Guinea & Heywood) Masclans Biscutella valentina ssp. cuneata (Font Quer) Govaerts |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |