Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Parrya rydbergii Botsch. |
Synonyms | Parrya platycarpa Rydb. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2900-3700m |
Description | densely glandular, leaves petiolate, obovate to spathulate, 2-5cm, incised or coarsely dentate, acute, flowers 3-15 in raceme, petals 1-2cm long, retuse, siliques linear |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | lavender-blue, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
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 |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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