| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Physaria alpina Rollins |
| Bibliography | Brittonia 33: 339 (1981) |
| Native Range | Colorado |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-4000m |
| Description | taproot, silvery pubescent, lower leaves thinly petiolate, broadly obovate or deltate, 2-4cm, entire, obtuse, stem leaves 2-5, spathulate, flowers 3-6 in lax raceme |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | 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 |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |