Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria multiceps (Maguire) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 12: 325 (2002) |
Native Range | Idaho to Utah |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-2900m |
Description | densely grey pubescent, leaves elliptic to ovate, 2-4cm, gradually tapered to thin petiole, flowers 5-10mm long, silicles 3-5mm long, subspherical |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 multiceps Maguire |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |