Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba schusteri O.E.Schulz |
Bibliography | Pflanzenr. [H.G.A.Engler, ed.] IV, 105(89): 137 (1927) |
Native Range | s. Ecuador to nw. Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2700-4950m |
Description | lower leaves subsessile, lanceolate, 1-3cm long, glabrous, entire, acute to obtuse, stem leaves 0, flowers in raceme, sepals caducous, oblong, petals obovate, 5-6mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 rosette cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Draba rivetii Benoist |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |