Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Smelowskia ovalis M.E.Jones |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 624 (1895) |
Native Range | sw. British Columbia to n. California |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-3400m |
Description | greyish hirsute, basal leaves numerous, 3-7cm, in outline ovate, pinnatilobate to pinnatisect, segments obovate, petiole thin, pubescent, flowers in cyme, petals 4-5mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white, pinkish |
Bloom | summer |
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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 in late summer |
Synonyms | Smelowskia ovalis var. congesta Rollins Smelowskia ovalis var. typica Rollins |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |