Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria kingii (S.Watson) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Vesicaria kingii S.Watson |
Lesquerella kingii (S.Watson) S.Watson | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-3400m |
Description | grey, basal leaves numerous, broadly ovate to orbiculate, petiole thin, stem leaves reduced, oblanceolate, raceme elongate, lax, petals 6-8mm long, silicle 4mm, ventricose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | lemmon yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, tuft |
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 |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada ) Mexico |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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Comments | BRASSICACEAE
kingii bernardina (Munz) O‘Kane & Al-Shehbaz, Novon 12(3): 324 (2002)
ingii cobrensis (Rollins & E.A.Shaw) O‘Kane & Al-Shehbaz, ibid.
kingii diversifolia (Greene) O‘Kane & Al-Shehbaz, ibid.
kingii kaibabensis (Rollins) O‘Kane, Novon 17(3): 380 (2007)
kingii latifolia (A.Nelson) O‘Kane & Al-Shehbaz, ibid.
kingii utahensis (Rydb.) O‘Kane, Novon 17(3): 380 (2007)
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