Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria alpina Rollins |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4000m |
Description | taproot, silvery pubescent, lower leaves thinly petiolate, broadly obovate or deltate, 2-4cm, entire, obtuse, stem leaves 2-5, spathulate, flowers 3-6 in lax raceme |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, 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 of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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