Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera lemmonii (S.Watson) W.A.Weber |
Synonyms | Arabis lemmonii S.Watson |
Arabis bracteolata Greene | |
Arabis kennedyi Greene | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2100-4400m |
Description | basal leaves numerous in rosette, 15-25mm, remotely dentate, obovate, greyish and pubescent, stem leaves small, remote, raceme 3-10-flowered, siliques glabrous |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | purple, lavender |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) 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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