Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria utahensis (Rydb.) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 12: 328 (2002) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 2400-3400m |
Description | adscendent, basal leaves broadly ovate, entire, petiolate, stem leaves oblong, lanceolate, flowers in secund raceme, sepals lanceolate, petals obovate, silicles globular |
Size | 5-15cm |
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 |
Synonyms | Lesquerella utahensis Rydb. Physaria kingii ssp. utahensis (Rydb.) O´Kane |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |