Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria curvipes (A.Nelson) Grady & O´Kane |
Bibliography | Novon 17: 183 (2007) |
Native Range | nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1600-2800m |
Description | basal leaves oblanceolate to obovate, stem leaves linear or oblanceolate, floral pedicels sigmoid, silicles ovate, at base gibbous, at apex flattened, ca. 8mm long |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Lesquerella curvipes A.Nelson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) |