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Boechera perennans

(S. Wats.) W.A. Weber

Perennial Rockcress

GNRUnranked Found in 18 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1235129
Element CodePDBRA40480
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusBoechera
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
This treatment of Boechera perennans follows FNA (2010, vol. 7) and Windham and Al-Shehbaz (2007b) which treat B. gracilenta as a distinct species. Kartesz (1994, 1999) included Arabis gracilenta in A. perennans and recognized A. selbyi as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TexasSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (18)
Arizona (10)
AreaForestAcres
Black CrossTonto National Forest5,966
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Horse MesaTonto National Forest9,146
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
CalienteCleveland National Forest5,953
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
PotosiHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,145
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
CottonwoodDixie National Forest6,754
Pine Valley MountainsDixie National Forest57,673
References (4)
  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.
  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.