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Biscutella fontqueri Guinea & Heywood  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesBiscutella fontqueri Guinea & Heywood 
BibliographyAnales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles 21: 394 (1963)
Native Rangene. Spain
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude900-1300m
Descriptionbasal 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
Size15-35cm
Coloryellow
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
SynonymsBiscutella 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
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain)
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