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Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) A.Gray  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesPhysaria didymocarpa (Hook.) A.Gray 
BibliographyGen. Amer. Bor. 1: 162 (1848)
Native Rangew. Canada to nw. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude500-3100m
Descriptionsilvery, basal leaves numerous, 2-8cm, obovate to broadly oblanceolate, obtuse, petiole broad, winged, petals 9-12mm long, silicles didymoid, 1-2cm long
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsCoulterina didymocarpa (Hook.) Kuntze
Physaria didymocarpa var. contractoreplum Kuntze
Physaria didymocarpa var. normalis Kuntze
Physaria macrantha Blank.
Vesicaria didymocarpa Hook.
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming)
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