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Boechera covillei (Greene) Windham & Al-Shehbaz  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesBoechera covillei (Greene) Windham & Al-Shehbaz 
BibliographyHarvard Pap. Bot. 12: 237 (2007)
Native RangeOregon to California and Nevada
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2200-3500m
Descriptionstems glabrous, basal leaves in rosette, lanceolate, entire, ciliate, glabrous, stem leaves smaller, flowers 2-9 in erect raceme, sepals glabrous, petals 5-6mm
Size5-25cm
Colorlavender, purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArabis covillei Greene
Arabis leibergii Greene
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada)
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