Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Xerodraba monantha (Gilg ex Kuntze) Skottsb. |
Bibliography | Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 56(5): 128 (1916) |
Native Range | s. Argentina (Santa Cruz) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves imbricate, curvate, narrowly oblong, rigid, 3-5mm, glabrous, ciliate, obtuse, flowers solitary, sepals oblong, erect, glabrous, petals narrowly spathulate, 6-7mm |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Braya monantha (Gilg ex Kuntze) Speg. Draba monantha Gilg ex Kuntze Eudema monantha (Gilg ex Kuntze) Gilg & Muschl. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South) |