Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera howellii (S.Watson) Windham & Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Arabis howellii S.Watson |
Arabis conferta Greene | |
Arabis platyloba Greene | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-3800m |
Description | stems glabrous, lower leaves in rosette, oblanceolate, entire, ciliate, glabrous, inflorescence 2-9-flowered, sepals glabrous, petals 5-6mm, siliques 3-5cm |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | lavender-blue, purple |
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 in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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