Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria arenosa (Richardson) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 12: 321 (2002) |
Native Range | w. & c. Canada to nw. & nc. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 600-1600m |
Description | stellate pubescent, stems thin, basal leaves narrowly oblanceolate to oval, subentire, stem leaves linear, flowers in dense raceme, petals narrow, ca. 7mm long |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | yellow, yellowish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Lesquerella arenosa Rydb. Lesquerella argentea var. arenosa (Richardson) Rydb. Lesquerella ludoviciana var. arenosa (Richardson) S.Watson Lesquerella lunellii A.Nelson Lesquerella lunellii var. lutea A.Nelson Lesquerella macounii Greene Lesquerella rosea Greene Lesquerella versicolor Greene Vesicaria arenosa Richardson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) |