Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera fendleri (S.Watson) W.A.Weber |
Bibliography | Phytologia 51: 370 (1982) |
Native Range | s. Colorado to ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2800m |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, oblanceolate, dentate, ciliate, glabrous or pubescent, stem leaves auriculate, glabrous, flowers in raceme, sepals sparsely hirsute, petals 5-9mm |
Size | 15-55cm |
Color | blue, white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Arabis fendleri (S.Watson) Greene Arabis fendleri var. typica Rollins Arabis holboellii var. fendleri S.Watson Boechera perennans ssp. fendleri (S.Watson) Windham |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |