Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria hitchcockii (Munz) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 12: 324 (2002) |
Native Range | Nevada to Utah |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2300-3500m |
Description | densely pubescent, lower leaves spathulate to linear, entire, stem leaves similar, smaller, flowers in compact raceme, petals lanceolate, 5-9mm long, silicles spherical |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pale 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 hitchcockii Munz |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |