Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria lepidota Rollins |
Bibliography | Brittonia 33: 335 (1981) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | densely silvery pubescent, lower leaves long petiolate, spathulate, 5-7cm, entire, obtuse, stem leaves similar, flowers in compact raceme, petals ligulate, 11-15mm long |
Size | 8-16cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early 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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |