Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera pygmaea (Rollins) Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Arabis pygmaea Rollins |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 2400-3200m |
Description | basal leaves crowded, entire, linear, 1-2cm long, pilose, stem leaves linear, sepals pubescent, petals spathulate, corolla to 35mm, siliques erect, glabrous, 2-4cm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
|