Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera pulchra (M.E.Jones ex S.Watson) W.A.Weber |
Bibliography | Phytologia 51: 370 (1982) |
Native Range | Nevada to nw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-2800m |
Description | basal leaves linear, entire or denticulate, obtuse, densely pubescent, 4-8mm long, stem leaves not auriculate, linear, petals 1-2cm long, siliques densely pubescent |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
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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 pulchra M.E.Jones ex S.Watson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |