Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria hitchcockii (Munz) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Lesquerella hitchcockii Munz |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-3500m |
Description | densely pubescent, lower leaves spathulate to linear, entire, stem leaves similar, smaller, flowers in compact raceme, petals lanceolate, 5-9mm long, silicles spherical |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, carpet |
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 , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
hitchcockii confluens (Maguire & A.H.Holmgren) N.H.Holmgren, Brittonia 56(3): 247 (2004)
hitchcockii rubicundula (Rollins) O‘Kane & Al-Shehbaz, Novon, 12(3): 324 (2002)
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