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Physaria ovalifolia (Rydb. ex Britton) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesPhysaria ovalifolia (Rydb. ex Britton) O´Kane & Al-Shehbaz 
BibliographyNovon 12: 326 (2002)
Native RangeColorado to c. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude150-1700m
Descriptiondensely silvery stellate-pubescent, basal leaves broadly oblanceolate to suborbiculate, entire, thinly petiolate, flowers in umbellate head, petals 1cm long, spathulate
Size10-15cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring, early summer
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
SynonymsLesquerella engelmannii ssp. ovalifolia (Rydb. ex Britton) C.Clark
Lesquerella ovalifolia Rydb. ex Britton
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado)
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma)
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas)
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