Latin name: Boechera perennans (S. Watson) W.A. Weber Pronunciation: BOO-ker-a per-EN-ans Common name: Perennial rock-cress Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard) Habitat: Rocky canyon walls and gravelly slopes to 7000', joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland, creosote bush scrub, yellow pine forest, eastern Peninsular Range, San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mts, desert mountains Blooming period: April to July Name derivations: 1) Boechera 2) perennans Formerly Arabis perennans |
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