Braya alpina
Alpine Braya
Braya purpurascens
(R.Br.) Bunge ex Ledeb. Species
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- Botanical name
- Braya purpurascens
- Also known as
- Alpine Braya, Purple Braya, Purple Rockcress, Purple-Leaved Braya, Purplish Braya
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Braya
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Alpine Braya
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Braya purpurascens but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Braya arctica
Braya dubia
Braya glabella subsp. prostrata
Braya glabella subsp. purpurascens
Braya henryae
Braya purpurascens var. dubia
Platypetalum dubium
Platypetalum purpurascens
Others in Braya
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