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Draba sphaeroides Payson  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesDraba sphaeroides Payson 
BibliographyAmer. J. Bot. 4: 265 (1917)
Native Rangene. Nevada
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2500-3300m
Descriptionlower 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
Size3-8cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsDraba oligosperma var. sphaeroides (Payson) O.E.Schulz
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada)
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