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Borodinia burkii

(Porter) P.J. Alexander & Windham

Porter's Rockcress

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135040
Element CodePDBRA06101
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusBorodinia
Synonyms
Arabis laevigata var. burkiiPorterBoechera burkii(Porter) Windham & Al-Shehbaz
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Windham and Al-Shehbaz (2007b) elevate Arabis laevigata var. burkii to full species as Boechera burkii. This treatment is followed by FNA (2010, vol. 7). Alexander, et al. (2013) move the species to a distinct genus as Borodinia burkii.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-07-01
Change Date2015-07-01
Range Extent Comments
Known from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia (FNA vol. 7, 2010).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
West VirginiaS2Yes
MarylandSNRYes
KentuckyS3Yes
North CarolinaSHYes
TennesseeSNRYes
VirginiaSUYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
References (4)
  1. Alexander, P.J., M.D. Windham, J.B. Beck, I.A. Al-Shehbaz, L. Allphin, and C.D. Bailey. 2013. Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomy of the genus <i>Boechera</i> and related genera (Brassicaceae: Boechereae). Systematic Botany 38(1): 192-209.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Windham, M.D., and I.A. Al-Shehbaz. 2007b. New and noteworthy species of <i>Boechera</i> (Brassicaceae) III: Additional sexual diploids and apomictic hybrids. Harvard Papers in Botany 12(1): 235-257.