Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria alpestris Suksd. |
Bibliography | W. Amer. Sci. 15: 58 (1906) |
Native Range | Washington |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 700-2400m |
Description | silvery, basal leaves numerous, 4-8cm, obovate to oblanceolate, rigidly petiolate, flowers in short, compact raceme, petals 8-14mm long, silicles didymous, ventricose |
Size | 5-15cm |
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 alpestris (Suksd.) G.A.Mulligan |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington) |