Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria ludoviciana (Nutt.) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Alyssum ludovicianum Nutt. |
Lesquerella ludoviciana (Nutt.) S.Watson | |
Habitat | american prairie |
Altitude | 0-1900m |
Description | grey, scabrous, basal leaves 2-10cm, oblong-lanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, stem leaves linear, raceme many flowered, composite, petals 6-15mm, silicles spherical |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow, reddish |
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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota , Wisconsin ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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