Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera microphylla (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Dorn |
Bibliography | Vasc. Pl. Wyoming, ed. 3: 376 (2001) |
Native Range | British Columbia to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-2400m |
Description | basal leaves 2-3cm, narrowly oblanceolate, acute, thinly petiolate, canescens, stem leaves sessile, oblong, flowers 3-25, in raceme, petals 5-8mm, siliques glabrous, curvate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | lavender, purple |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 |
Synonyms | Arabis microphylla Nutt. Arabis microphylla var. typica Rollins Arabis tenuicula Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |