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Boechera macounii (S.Watson) Windham & Al-Shehbaz  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesBoechera macounii (S.Watson) Windham & Al-Shehbaz 
BibliographyHarvard Pap. Bot. 11: 267 (2007)
Native RangeBritish Columbia to nw. USA
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2200-2900m
Descriptionlower leaves oblanceolate to linear-oblanceolate, entire, ciliate, densely pubescent, stem leaves numerous, auriculate, glabrous, flowers 10-30 in raceme, petals 4-5mm
Size20-35cm
Colorlavender-blue, purple
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArabis densicaulis S.Watson
Arabis macounii S.Watson
Arabis microphylla var. macounii (S.Watson) Rollins
Boechera microphylla var. macounii (S.Watson) Dorn
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming)
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