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Xerodraba lycopodioides (Speg.) Skottsb.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesXerodraba lycopodioides (Speg.) Skottsb. 
BibliographyKongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 56(5): 12 (1916)
Native Ranges. Argentina to s. Chile
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude0-500m
Descriptionleaves densely imbricate, subulate, rigid, 5-8mm, glabrous, ciliate, acute, mucronate, flowers terminal, solitary, sepals oblong-elliptic, petals narrowly spathulate, 7-10mm
Size2-5cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
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
SynonymsBraya lycopodioides Speg.
Braya lycopodioides var. contracta Speg.
Braya pectinata Speg.
Eudema lycopodioides (Speg.) Gilg & Muschl.
Eudema pectinata Gilg & Muschl.
Xerodraba lycopodioides var. contracta (Speg.) O.E.Schulz
Xerodraba pectinata (Gilg & Muschl.) Skottsb.
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South)
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