Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba sphaeroides Payson |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-3300m |
Description | lower leaves subsessile, oblanceolate, 3-8mm long, entire, pubescent, eciliate, stem leaves 0, flowers 5-11 in raceme, sepals ovate, petals spathulate, 2-4mm, silicles glabrous |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, cushion |
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. (Nevada) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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