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Boechera saximontana (Rollins) Windham & Al-Shehbaz  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesBoechera saximontana (Rollins) Windham & Al-Shehbaz 
BibliographyHarvard Pap. Bot., 12: 248 (2007)
Native RangeIdaho to Wyoming
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2400-2900m
Descriptionlower leaves narrowly oblanceolate, entire, at base ciliate, pubescent, stem leaves 5-9, glabrous, auriculate, raceme 5-13-flowered, sepals pubescent, petals 4-5mm long
Size7-30cm
Colorlavender
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 microphylla var. saximontana Rollins
Arabis pendulocarpa var. saximontana (Rollins) Dorn
Arabis williamsii var. saximontana (Rollins) Rollins
Boechera williamsii var. saximontana (Rollins) Dorn
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, WYO Wyoming)
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