Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Aschersoniodoxa cachensis (Speg.) Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Syst. Bot. 15: 392 (1990) |
Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 4000-5100m |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves suborbiculate, densely gibbose, tapered to short, flat petiole, rounded, sepals ovate, petals obovate, 4-6mm long, rounded, siliques oblong |
Size | 4-6cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Braya cachensis Speg. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |