Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba arctica J.Vahl |
Habitat | rocks and screes |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, oblanceolate to narrowly ovate, to 3cm, entire, densely pubescent, stem leaves sessile, ovate, pubescent, raceme 3-18-flowered, petals spathulate, 3-6mm |
Size | 3-17cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, tuft |
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 |
Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Svalbard ) Northern America Subarctic America (Greenland , Nunavut) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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