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Draba aretioides Humb. & Bonpl. ex DC. sect. Tylodraba 
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesDraba aretioides Humb. & Bonpl. ex DC. sect. Tylodraba
BibliographySyst. Nat. 2: 354 (1821)
Native RangeEcuador
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude4000-4800m
Descriptionleaves entire, 2-4mm, oblong to narrowly obovate, acute, sericeous, villose, broadly petiolate, flowers 12-15, 2-3mm across, in the centre of rosettes
Size1-5cm
Coloryellow, white
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsDraba aretioides var. leiocarpa O.E.Schulz
Draba aretioides f. subumbellata O.E.Schulz
Draba benthamiana Gilg
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador)
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