Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria fremontii (Rollins & E.A.Shaw) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Lesquerella fremontii Rollins & E.A.Shaw |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-2800m |
Description | pubescent, basal leaves 1-4cm, elliptic to rhombic, stem leaves shorter and narrower, flowers 6-8mm long, silicles elliptic, 4-7mm long, ventricose, fruit pedicels reflexed |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, 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. (Wyoming) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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