Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria arenosa (Richardson) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Vesicaria arenosa Richardson |
Lesquerella lunellii A.Nelson | |
Lesquerella macounii Greene | |
Habitat | american prairie |
Altitude | 600-1600m |
Description | stellate pubescent, stems thin, basal leaves narrowly oblanceolate to oval, subentire, stem leaves linear, flowers in dense raceme, petals narrow, ca. 7mm long |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | yellow, yellowish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (North Dakota , Nebraska , South Dakota) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
arenosa argillosa (Rollins & E.A.Shaw) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz, Novon 12(3): 321 (2002)
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