Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba cusickii B.L.Rob. ex O.E.Schulz sect. Chrysodraba |
Bibliography | Pflanzenr. [H.G.A.Engler] IV, 105(89): 105 (1927) |
Native Range | Oregon (Steens Mt.) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2000-2700m |
Description | leaves oblong-obovate, subobtuse, entire, at base cuneate tapered, shortly hirsute, lax raceme 7-14-flowered, sepals ovate, rounded, petals 4-5mm long |
Size | 3-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late 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 sphaeroides var. cusickii (B.L.Rob. ex O.E.Schulz) C.L.Hitchc. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) |