Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria cinerea (S.Watson) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Lesquerella cinerea S.Watson |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-2200m |
Description | densely stellate pubescent, basal leaves 1-3cm, spathulate or oblanceolate, entire, stem leaves numerous, oblanceolate, petals narrowly spathulate, 8-10mm, silicles densely hirsute |
Size | 6-15cm |
Color | orange, yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, tuft |
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. (Arizona) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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