Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Xerodraba lycopodioides (Speg.) Skottsb. |
Bibliography | Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 56(5): 12 (1916) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, subulate, rigid, 5-8mm, glabrous, ciliate, acute, mucronate, flowers terminal, solitary, sepals oblong-elliptic, petals narrowly spathulate, 7-10mm |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | white |
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 | Braya 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. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |