Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria occidentalis (S.Watson) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Vesicaria occidentalis S.Watson |
Lesquerella occidentalis (S.Watson) S.Watson | |
Lesquerella cusickii M.E.Jones | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-3700m |
Description | basal leaves numerous, ovate to oblanceolate, thinly petiolate, raceme elongate, petals 7-10mm long, silicles ovoid-oblong, 4-6mm long, subventricose |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
occidentalis cinerascens (Maguire & A.H.Holmgren) O‘Kane & Al-Shehbaz, ibid.
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