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Boechera tularensis
Tulare rockcress is a rare, wild biennial or short-lived perennial herb from the high Sierra Nevada of California, growing on rocky subalpine slopes. It is not a common garden plant, so care is mainly about respecting its wild, protected status.
Boechera tularensis, common name Tulare rockcress, is a plant species endemic to California. It has been reported from Inyo, Mono, Tulare, Fresno, Madera, El Dorado and Mariposa Counties. It grows on rocky slopes in subalpine habitats at elevations of 2,400–3,200 m (7,870–10,500 ft)
Boechera tularensis is a biennial or short lived perennial herb, probably reproducing by apomixis (asexual production of cloned seeds). It can reach a height of up to 70 cm (28 in). Flowers are white to pale lavender with 6-7mm petals and bloom in June and July. Its fruit is appressed and 4–8.5 cm (1.6–3.3 in) long. The plant is listed as "rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere" and is considered imperilled globally
Boechera constancei · Brewer's rockcress · Cobre rockcress · Crandall's Rockcress · Pinyon Rockcress · Grouse Creek Rockcress · Mt. Sapphire Rockcress · Gunnison's Rockcress · Hoffmann's Rockcress · Holboell's Rockcress · Lemmon's Rockcress · Ophir Pass Rockcress
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Boechera tularensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
