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Yosemitea repanda

(S. Watson) P.J. Alexander & Windham

Yosemite Rockcress

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156759
Element CodePDBRA061Q0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusYosemitea
Synonyms
Arabis repandaS. Wats.Boechera repanda(S. Watson) 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
Alexander et al. (2013) find this species to form a distinct, monospecific genus, Yosemitea. FNA (vol. 7, 2010) accepted the placement of the species in Boechera, as Boechera repanda and did not recognize Arabis repanda var. greenei as a distinct variety.
Conservation Status
Review Date1988-07-29
Change Date1988-07-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS2Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
Coyote SoutheastInyo National Forest53,159
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
Mt. RaymondSierra National Forest6,965
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
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. 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.