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Boechera porphyrea (Wooton & Standl.) Windham & al.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesBoechera porphyrea (Wooton & Standl.) Windham & al. 
BibliographyHarvard Pap. Bot. 11: 272 (2007)
Native RangeNew Mexico to Texas
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1200-2100m
Descriptionbasal leaves in rosette, oblanceolate, dentate, pubescent, stem leaves numerous, auriculate, glabrous, racemes 10-30-flowered, sepals glabrous, petals 7-9mm
Size20-45cm
Colorlavender
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArabis porphyrea Wooton & Standl.
Boechera perennans ssp. porphyrea (Wooton & Standl.) Windham
Territory7 Northern America
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas)
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