Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria engelmannii (A.Gray) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Vesicaria engelmannii A.Gray |
Lesquerella engelmannii (A.Gray) S.Watson | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 150-400m |
Description | coarsely, stellate pubescent, basal leaves 3-7cm, narrowly lanceolate, acute, stem leaves sublinear, entire, flowers in head, petals 1cm long, spathulate, silicles glabrous |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | 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
North-Central U.S.A. (Oklahoma ) South-Central U.S.A. (Texas) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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