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California Elegant Rock Cress
( Boechera californica )
Boechera californica
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About California Elegant Rock Cress (Boechera californica)
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California Elegant Rock Cress (
Arabis sparsiflora var. californica
) is a native perennial herb that grows in Southern and Central California, primarily in the South Coast, the Transverse Range and Peninsular Range regions. It tends to grow in rocky canyons and gravelly washes, at elevations from 0-5200 feet.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Flower Color
Pink
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 13
likely
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Checkered White
Pontia protodice
Pontia protodice
*
Sara Orangetip
Anthocharis sara
Anthocharis sara
*
Becker's White
Pontia beckerii
Pontia beckerii
*
Western White
Pontia occidentalis
Pontia occidentalis
*
Large Marble
Euchloe ausonides
Euchloe ausonides
*
Pearly Marble
Euchloe hyantis
Euchloe hyantis
*
Spring White
Pontia sisymbrii
Pontia sisymbrii
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Soil Drainage
Fast
Natural Setting
Site Type
Rocky canyons, gravelly washes
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.5" - 51.9", Summer Precipitation: 0.17" - 3.20", Coldest Month: 30.8" - 57.0", Hottest Month: 55.8" - 86.7", Humidity: 1.28" - 37.63", Elevation: 366" - 9299"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Arabis sparsiflora var. californica
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California Elegant Rock Cress
Boechera californica
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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