| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Physaria alpestris Suksd. |
| Bibliography | W. Amer. Sci. 15: 58 (1906) |
| Native Range | Washington |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 700-2400m |
| Description | silvery, basal leaves numerous, 4-8cm, obovate to oblanceolate, rigidly petiolate, flowers in short, compact raceme, petals 8-14mm long, silicles didymous, ventricose |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lesquerella alpestris (Suksd.) G.A.Mulligan |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington) |
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