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Boechera sparsiflora (formerly Arabis sparsiflora) is a species of rockcress known by the common names sicklepod rockcress and elegant rockcress. It is native to western North America from California to Utah to Yukon, where it can be found in a number of habitats. This is a coarsely hairy perennial herb growing one or more thick stems from a caudex. The stem may branch or not and it reaches up to 90 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves vary in shape from linear to arrowhead-like and may or may not have toothed edges. They are usually hairy and up to 8 or 10 centimeters long. The raceme flower cluster bears a number of flowers with spoon-shaped petals about a centimeter long in shades of purple or pink. The fruit is a large, curved silique 6 to 12 centimeters long

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

3 ft Tall

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Color

Pink, Purple

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Partial Shade

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 9 likely

Confirmed Likely

Julia Orangetip

Anthocharis julia

Gray Marble

Anthocharis lanceolata

Sara Orangetip

Anthocharis sara

Southwestern Orangetip

Anthocharis thoosa