Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba paysonii J.F.Macbr. |
Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 52 (1918) |
Native Range | Alberta to nw. Wyoming |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-3500m |
Description | leaves crowded, linear to narrowly spathulate, 4-14mm long, distinctly ciliate, scapes long hirsute, raceme 3-10-flowered, silicles ovate, coarsely and densely villose |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Draba gilbettiata Gilg ex Payson Draba vestita Payson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) |
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