Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera shockleyi (Munz) Dorn |
Synonyms | Arabis shockleyi Munz |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2200m |
Description | stems hirsute, basal leaves crowded, spathulate, entire, villose, 1-2cm, sepals pubescent, petals 8-11mm long, siliques divaricate, crowded, glabrous, 5-8cm long |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | lavender |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | 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. (California , Nevada , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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