Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria paysonii (Rollins) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 12: 326 (2002) |
Native Range | Idaho to Wyoming |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1800-3200m |
Description | silvery, basal leaves numerous, 1-4cm long, orbiculate or rhombic, petiolate, flowers in lax, elongate raceme, petals 8-10mm, silicles 5mm, elliptic |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Lesquerella paysonii Rollins Physaria carinata ssp. paysonii (Rollins) O´Kane |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, WYO Wyoming) |