Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria mcvaughiana (Rollins) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 12: 325 (2002) |
Native Range | Texas to ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-1600m |
Description | densely pubescent, lower leaves long petiolate, elliptic, entire, stem leaves oblanceolate, sessile, flowers in short compact raceme, petals rhombic, 6-10mm long |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Lesquerella mcvaughiana Rollins |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |