Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria subumbellata (Rollins) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 12: 328 (2002) |
Native Range | Wyoming to Utah |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-2700m |
Description | densely pubescent, lower leaves rhombic to obovate, 2-4cm, entire, stem leaves linear, flowers in compact, umbellate raceme, petals ligulate, 4-7mm long, silicles ovate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
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 | Lesquerella subumbellata Rollins |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |