Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba asterophora Payson sect. Chrysodraba |
Bibliography | Amer. J. Bot. 4: 263 (1917) |
Native Range | c. California to w. Nevada |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2600-3300m |
Description | leaves in basal rosette, 5-12mm long, finely pubescent, raceme 10-25-flowered, petals 4-5mm long, silicles ovate, flat, mostly glabrous |
Size | 3-11cm |
Color | bright 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 asterophora var. macrocarpa C.L.Hitchc. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |