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Physaria engelmannii (A.Gray) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesPhysaria engelmannii (A.Gray) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz 
BibliographyNovon 12: 322 (2002)
Native RangeOklahoma to Texas
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude150-400m
Descriptioncoarsely, stellate pubescent, basal leaves 3-7cm, narrowly lanceolate, acute, stem leaves sublinear, entire, flowers in head, petals 1cm long, spathulate, silicles glabrous
Size15-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
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
SynonymsAlyssum 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
Territory7 Northern America
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (OKL Oklahoma)
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas)
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