Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria fremontii (Rollins & E.A.Shaw) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 12: 323 (2002) |
Native Range | Wyoming (Wind River Mts.) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-2800m |
Description | pubescent, basal leaves 1-4cm, elliptic to rhombic, stem leaves shorter and narrower, flowers 6-8mm long, silicles elliptic, 4-7mm long, ventricose, fruit pedicels reflexed |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, 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 fremontii Rollins & E.A.Shaw |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WYO Wyoming) |