Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera breweri (S.Watson) Al-Shehbaz |
Synonyms | Arabis breweri S.Watson |
Arabis austiniae Greene | |
Arabis rostellata Greene | |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-2300m |
Description | stem below densely hirsute, basal leaves broadly spathulate, obtuse, pubescent, 1-3cm, stem leaves sessile, to 2cm, petals 6-9mm, siliques divaricate, curved or straight |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, early 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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
breweri shastaensis Windham & Al-Shehbaz, Harvard Pap. Bot. 11(1): 65 (2006)
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