Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to eastern Oregon, east to Montana and Wyoming.
Habitat: Low montane to subalpine.
Flowers: April-July
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bees, flies, butterflies
Bunch-forming perennial with a multi-branched, somewhat woody base. Plants typically produce several erect, slender flowering stems 1-2 dm tall (sometimes up to 7 dm.). The stems often hairy.
Basal leaves narrow (2-3 cm. long by 2-4 mm. wide), somewhat toothed, and forming a rosette; stem leaves narrow (1-2.5 cm. wide by 2-5 mm. wide),without a petiole (sessile), and with ear-like extensions (auricles) at the base that somewhat wrap around the stem.
Petals pink to purplish, 5-8 mm. long; 3-25 flowers arranged along the upper portion of the flowering stem (inflorescence).
Silique.
Publication: Vasc. Pl. Wyoming ed. 3. 376. 2001.
Arabis microphylla Nutt. var. microphylla [HC]
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Boechera microphylla in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Boechera microphylla checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Boechera microphylla information.
E-Flora BC: Boechera microphylla atlas page.
CalPhotos: Boechera microphylla photos.
USDA Plants: Boechera microphylla information.
