Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba lapaziana Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 4: 197 (1994) |
Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4300-4800m |
Description | lower leaves spathulate, 5-8mm, thin, tomentose, at base attenuate, entire, obtuse, stem leaves 0, flowers in umbel, sepals oblong, petals oblanceolate, 1-2mm long |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |