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Smelowskia borealis
Smelowskia borealis (Greene) Drury & Rollins
False Candytuft, Northern False Candytuft
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: SMBO
USDA Native Status: AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silicle , Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 14 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: PurpleBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Purple to lavender.
Distribution
USA: AKCanada: NT , YT
Native Habitat: Loose talus, metamorphic slide rock, rocky slopes, scree, shale splinters, limestone rubble, alpine ridges, barren rocks, unstable talus in alpine glacial bowl.
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Smelowskia borealis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Smelowskia borealis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Smelowskia borealis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-27Research By: CBR