Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Aphragmus ladakianus Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 12: 310 (2002) |
Native Range | w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 4800-5800m |
Description | basal leaves subcarnose, oblanceolate, 5-12mm, strigose, entire, obtuse, raceme 3-6-flowered, sepals strigose, petals broadly spathulate, 2-3mm long, siliques linear, cylindrical |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |