Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera zephyra P.J.Alexander |
Bibliography | Syst. Bot. 40: 594 (2015) |
Native Range | New Mexico to Texas |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, broadly oblanceolate, 12-40mm long, shallowly dentate, pubescent, stem leaves alternate, lanceolate, auriculate, 1-2cm, glabrous, flowers in raceme |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | pale violet, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 | Boechera perennans ssp. zephyra (P.J.Alexander) Windham |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |