Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Arabis pubescens (Desf.) Poir. |
Bibliography | Encycl. [J.B.A.M.de Lamarck] Suppl. 1: 413 (1810) |
Native Range | nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2100-2600m |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, oblanceolate, sinuate-dentate, attenuate to petiole, stem leaves ovate-lanceolate, dentate, flowers in raceme, siliques erect, glabrous |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, pale red |
Bloom | spring |
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 | Arabis pubescens var. brachycarpa Batt. Arabis pubescens var. bracteosa Maire Arabis pubescens var. gracilis Emb. & Maire Turritis pubescens Desf. |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |