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Boechera platysperma (A.Gray) Al-Shehbaz  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesBoechera platysperma (A.Gray) Al-Shehbaz 
BibliographyNovon 13: 388 (2003)
Native RangeOregon to California
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude1600-3000m
Descriptionbasal leaves in rosette, petiolate, oblanceolate to broadly spathulate, obtuse, densely hirsute, entire, siliques ascendent, 4-10cm long, coriaceous, glabrous or hirsute
Size6-35cm
Colorcreamy white, purplish
Bloomsummer
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 inamoena Greene
Arabis oligantha Greene
Arabis platysperma A.Gray
Arabis platysperma var. typica Rollins
Eryimum platyspermum (A.Gray) Kuntze
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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