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Physaria alpestris Suksd.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesPhysaria alpestris Suksd. 
BibliographyW. Amer. Sci. 15: 58 (1906)
Native RangeWashington
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude700-2400m
Descriptionsilvery, basal leaves numerous, 4-8cm, obovate to oblanceolate, rigidly petiolate, flowers in short, compact raceme, petals 8-14mm long, silicles didymous, ventricose
Size5-15cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsLesquerella alpestris (Suksd.) G.A.Mulligan
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington)
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