Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera nevadensis (Tidestr.) Windham & Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Arabis nevadensis Tidestr. |
Habitat | rocks and screes |
Altitude | 3000-3400m |
Description | stem glabrous, lower leaves oblanceolate, entire, eciliate, glabrous, stem leaves 5-9, glabrous, auriculate, flowers 4-12 in raceme, sepals glabrous, petals 4-6mm, glabrous |
Size | 6-20cm |
Color | lavender-blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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