Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba sphaeroides Payson |
Bibliography | Amer. J. Bot. 4: 265 (1917) |
Native Range | ne. Nevada |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-3300m |
Description | lower leaves subsessile, oblanceolate, 3-8mm long, entire, pubescent, eciliate, stem leaves 0, flowers 5-11 in raceme, sepals ovate, petals spathulate, 2-4mm, silicles glabrous |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Draba oligosperma var. sphaeroides (Payson) O.E.Schulz |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |