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Boechera microphylla

(Nuttall) Dorn

Small-leaf Rockcress

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154741

Element CodePDBRA06162

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCapparales

FamilyBrassicaceae

GenusBoechera

Synonyms

Arabis microphylla var. microphyllaBoechera microphylla var. microphylla

Other Common Names

Arabette à petites feuilles (FR)

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

A. microphylla var. microphylla sensu Kartesz (1994, 1999) is equivalent to Boechera microphylla sensu FNA (2010).

Conservation Status

Review Date2012-04-30

Change Date2012-04-30

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S3	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Utah (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Clear Creek	Sawtooth National Forest	7,188
Mt. Logan North	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	18,930
Mt. Logan South	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	17,014
Mt. Naomi	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	41,922
Right Hand Fork Logan	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	15,023

References (3)

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.
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.
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.