Alpine Smelowskia

Smelowskia ovalis

M.E.Jones Species

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Botanical name
Smelowskia ovalis
Also known as
Alpine False Candytuft, Alpine Smelowskia, Short-Fruit Smelowskia
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Smelowskia
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Alpine Smelowskia

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Smelowskia ovalis but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Smelowskia ovalis var. congesta Smelowskia ovalis var. ovalis

Others in Smelowskia

Smelowskia americana
Alpine Smelowskia
Smelowskia annua
Smelowskia bartholomewii
Smelowskia bifurcata
Smelowskia borealis
False Candytuft
Smelowskia calycina
Smelowskia inopinata
Smelowskia johnsonii

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