Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Physaria engelmannii (A.Gray) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Novon 12: 322 (2002) |
Native Range | Oklahoma to Texas |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 150-400m |
Description | coarsely, stellate pubescent, basal leaves 3-7cm, narrowly lanceolate, acute, stem leaves sublinear, entire, flowers in head, petals 1cm long, spathulate, silicles glabrous |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
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 | Alyssum engelmannii (A.Gray) Kuntze Lesquerella engelmannii (A.Gray) S.Watson Vesicaria engelmannii A.Gray Vesicaria engelmannii var. elatior A.Gray Vesicaria pulchella Kunth & C.D.Bouché |
Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (OKL Oklahoma) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) |