Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Englerocharis peruviana Muschl. |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 267 (1908) |
Native Range | Bolivia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4350-5000m |
Description | basal leaves in dense rosette, ovate, obtuse, entire, 5-9mm, petiolate, thick, densely appresed hirsute, flowers crowded, petals 4-6mm long |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | white, pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 in late summer |
Synonyms | Englerocharis peruviana var. leiocarpa O.E.Schulz |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |