Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria newberryi A.Gray |
Bibliography | Rep. Colorado R. [J.C. Ives] 4: 6 (1861) |
Native Range | sw. USA to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-2400m |
Description | basal leaves narrowly oblanceolate to broadly spathulate, acute, stem leaves narrower and smaller, inflorescence few flowered raceme, 2-5cm, corolla 1cm, silicles papery |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Coulterina newberryi (A.Gray) Kuntze Physaria didymocarpa var. newberryi (A.Gray) M.E.Jones Physaria newberryi var. racemosa Rollinsi Vesicaria newberryi A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |