Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Arcyosperma primulifolium (Thomson) O.E.Schulz |
Bibliography | Pflanzenr. [H.G.A.Engler, ed.] IV, 105(86): 182 (1924) |
Native Range | Himalaya to n. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | leaves ovate, 5-15cm long, tapered to long petiole, subcarnose, flowers 5mm across in corymbose raceme, closely above leaves, fragrant |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Eutrema primulifolium (Thomson) Hook.f. & Thomson Sisymbrium primulifolium Thomson |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |