Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria chambersii Rollins |
Bibliography | Rhodora 41: 403 (1939) |
Native Range | w. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-3200m |
Description | leaves orbiculate to obovate, entire or dentate, petiolate, 3-6cm long, stem leaves entire, spathulate, 1-2cm long, petals 10-12mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
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 | Physaria chambersii var. purpurea S.L.Welsh Physaria chambersii var. sobolifera S.L.Welsh |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |