| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Physaria valida (Greene) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
| Bibliography | Novon 12: 328 (2002) |
| Native Range | New Mexico to Texas |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1900-2200m |
| Description | densely stellate-pubescent, basal leaves obovate to spathulate, subentire, stem leaves oblanceolate, entire, inflorescence short and dense, silicles ovate |
| Size | 12-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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 lepidota Cory Lesquerella valida Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |