Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera thompsonii (S.L.Welsh) N.H.Holmgren |
Bibliography | Intermount. Fl. [A.Crounquist & al.] 2B: 374 (2005) |
Native Range | Utah (San Juan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves in rosette, oblanceolate, shallowly dentate or entire, ciliate, pubescent, stem leaves auriculate, flowers in raceme, sepals curvate, petals 5-9mm, siliques ascendent |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | lavender, whitish |
Bloom | spring, early 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 thompsonii S.L.Welsh Boechera crandallii ssp. thompsonii (S.L.Welsh) Windham & Allphin |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |