Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Erysimum menziesii (Hook.) Wettst. |
Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 39: 283 (1889) |
Native Range | w. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-300m |
Description | basal leaves oblong, at apex widest, 3-15cm long, sometimes with few teeth, stem leaves smaller, flowers ca. 2cm across, siliques erect and oblique, compressed, to 5cm long |
Size | 2-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | biennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C |
Synonyms | Arabis menziesii (Hook.) A.Nelson Cheiranthus menziesii (Hook.) Benth. & Hook.f. Erysimum grandiflorum Nutt. Erysimum menziesii ssp. eurekense R.A.Price Erysimum menziesii ssp. yadonii R.A.Price Hesperis menziesii Hook. Parrya menziesii (Hook.) Greene Phoenicaulis menziesii (Hook.) Steud. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |