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Boechera pendulina

(Greene) W.A. Weber

Nodding Rockcress

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1235156
Element CodePDBRA40520
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusBoechera
Synonyms
Arabis pendulinaGreene
Other Common Names
Rabbit-ear Rockcress (EN)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA's (2010, vol. 7) treatment of Boechera pendulina excludes B. nevadensis as a distinct species. Kartesz (1994 and 1999) included it.
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2022-12-07
Change Date2022-12-07
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
CaliforniaS2Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Birch CreekInyo National Forest28,816
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Angel Peak NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,577
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.