Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria nelsoni O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 12: 326 (2002) |
Native Range | Wyoming to Utah |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-2300m |
Description | sparsely stellate-pubescent, basal leaves linear to linear-oblanceolate, entire, 5-25mm, stem leaves similar, inflorescence short, petals linear-spathulate, 5-7mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | spring, early 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 alpina var. condensata (A.Nelson) C.L.Hitchc. Lesquerella alpina ssp. condensata (A.Nelson) Rollins & E.A.Shaw Lesquerella condensata A.Nelson Physaria reediana var. condensata (A.Nelson) S.L.Welsh |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |