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Lepidium ostleri S.L.Welsh & Goodrich  
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesLepidium ostleri S.L.Welsh & Goodrich 
BibliographyGreat Basin Naturalist. 40: 80 (1980)
Native RangeUtah (San Francisco Mts.)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1700-2100m
Descriptiondensely grey strigose, leaves linear or spathulate, entire or at apex 3-5-lobate, stem leaves sessile, similar, flowers in raceme, petals suborbiculate, 2-4mm long
Size1-5cm
Colorwhite, pale purple
Bloomspring, early summer
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 in late summer
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah)
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