Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria kingii (S.Watson) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 12: 324 (2002) |
Native Range | Idaho to California |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2200m |
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 | 5-20cm |
Color | lemmon yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
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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 kingii S.Watson Vesicaria kingii S.Watson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) 79 Mexico |