Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Boechera macounii (S.Watson) Windham & Al-Shehbaz |
Bibliography | Harvard Pap. Bot. 11: 267 (2007) |
Native Range | British Columbia to nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2200-2900m |
Description | lower leaves oblanceolate to linear-oblanceolate, entire, ciliate, densely pubescent, stem leaves numerous, auriculate, glabrous, flowers 10-30 in raceme, petals 4-5mm |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | lavender-blue, purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arabis densicaulis S.Watson Arabis macounii S.Watson Arabis microphylla var. macounii (S.Watson) Rollins Boechera microphylla var. macounii (S.Watson) Dorn |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) |