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Boechera californica

(Rollins) Windham & Al-Shehbaz

Elegant Rockcress

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140831
Element CodePDBRA061X7
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusBoechera
Synonyms
Arabis sparsiflora var. californicaRollins
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
FNA (2010, vol. 7) follows Windham and Al-Shehbaz (2007a) in the treatment of Arabis sparsiflora var. californica sensu Rollins (1993) as the distinct species, Boechera californica.
Conservation Status
Review Date2002-07-23
Change Date2002-07-25
Edition Date2002-07-23
Edition AuthorsHam, V. (2002)
Rank Reasons
Found in rocky canyons, open gravelly places, washes, dry banks, and chaparral in Baja California Norte, Mexico, from the northern Sierra Juarez to the southern part of the state in the Sierra San Borja. "Occasional" on dry slopes in foothills above 300 m in southeastern San Diego County, California (Beauchamp 1986). Ranges north to Los Angeles County, California.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (24)
California (24)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Barker ValleyCleveland National Forest11,940
Cahuilla MountainSan Bernardino National Forest6,952
CalienteCleveland National Forest5,953
Circle MountainSan Bernardino National Forest6,375
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest6,783
Cucamonga AAngeles National Forest1,249
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest11,933
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
Hixon FlatSan Bernardino National Forest8,095
Horse Creek RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest8,969
Pine CreekCleveland National Forest503
Pyramid Peak BSan Bernardino National Forest7,194
Raywood Flat BSan Bernardino National Forest11,373
Rouse HillSan Bernardino National Forest13,745
San DimasAngeles National Forest7,160
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
Sheep MountainAngeles National Forest21,098
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest8,206
West ForkAngeles National Forest1,169
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
References (6)
  1. Beauchamp, R.M. 1986. A flora of San Diego County, California. Sweetwater River Press, California. 241 pp.
  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. Rollins, R.C. 1993a. The Cruciferae of continental North America: Systematics of the mustard family from the Arctic to Panama. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 976 pp.
  5. Wiggins, I.L. 1980. Flora of Baja California. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 1025 pp.
  6. Windham, M.D., and I. A.Al-Shehbaz. 2007a. New and noteworthy species of <i>Boechera</i> (Brassicaceae) II: Apomictic hybrids. Harvard Papers in Botany 11(2): 257-274.