Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Draba globosa Payson |
Bibliography | Amer. J. Bot. 4: 257 (1917) |
Native Range | nw. USA to Utah |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2750-3850m |
Description | basal leaves sessile, narrowly oblanceolate to linear, 3-8mm, entire, ciliate, glabrous, stem leaves absent, raceme 2-5-flowered, sepals ovate, 2-3mm, glabrous, petals obovate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white, pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Draba apiculata C.L.Hitchc. Draba densifolia var. apiculata (C.L.Hitchc.) S.L.Welsh Draba densifolia var. decipiens S.L.Welsh Draba densifolia var. globosa (Payson) S.L.Welsh |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |