Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera saximontana (Rollins) Windham & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Harvard Pap. Bot., 12: 248 (2007) |
Native Range | Idaho to Wyoming |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-2900m |
Description | lower leaves narrowly oblanceolate, entire, at base ciliate, pubescent, stem leaves 5-9, glabrous, auriculate, raceme 5-13-flowered, sepals pubescent, petals 4-5mm long |
Size | 7-30cm |
Color | lavender |
Bloom | summer |
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 | Arabis microphylla var. saximontana Rollins Arabis pendulocarpa var. saximontana (Rollins) Dorn Arabis williamsii var. saximontana (Rollins) Rollins Boechera williamsii var. saximontana (Rollins) Dorn |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, WYO Wyoming) |