Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria urbaniana (Muschl.) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 14: 202 (2004) |
Native Range | Bolivia to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3500-4000m |
Description | basal leaves linear, tapered to long petiole, entire, tomentose, 3-6cm, stem leaves linear-oblong, sessile, 5mm, raceme few flowered, lax, flowers 5-7mm across |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
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 | Alyssum boliviense Muschl. Alyssum urbanianum Muschl. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |