Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Nevada holmgrenii (Rollins) N.H.Holmgren |
Bibliography | Brittonia 56: 241 (2004) |
Native Range | c. Nevada |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1900-3500m |
Description | taproot, basal leaves petiolate, rigid, erect, lanceolate, acute, 2-5cm, glabrous, sparsely ciliate, stem leaves 3-5, linear, flowers in raceme, sepals purple, petals spathulate |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 in late summer |
Synonyms | Smelowskia holmgrenii Rollins, Contr. Gray Herb. 171: 50 (1950) |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |