Pronunciation: BOO-ker-a PUL-kra
Common name: Beautiful rock cress
Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Habitat: Open rocky slopes, canyons, washes below
6500', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree woodland and
pinyon-juniper woodland, Mojave desert
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Boechera 2) pulchra
Formerly Arabis pulchra var. pulchra