| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Physaria purpurea (A.Gray) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
| Synonyms | Vesicaria purpurea A.Gray |
| Lesquerella purpurea (A.Gray) S.Watson | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 400-2400m |
| Description | silvery stellate-pubescent, basal leaves oblanceolate to oval, entire to lyrate, obtuse, thinly petiolate, flowers in dense raceme, petals 7-9mm, silicles glabrous, spherical |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | white, purplish |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 of rosettes in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Gulf , Mexico Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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