Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria calcicola (Rollins) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Lesquerella calcicola Rollins |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1400-2100m |
Description | densely silvery pubescent, lower leaves linear, 2-7cm, entire or sinuate, stem leaves spathulate, acute, flowers in compact raceme, petals spathulate, 7-9mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early 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. (Colorado ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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