| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Boechera microphylla (Nutt.) Dorn |
| Synonyms | Arabis microphylla Nutt. |
| Arabis tenuicula Greene | |
| 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 | 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
Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (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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