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Boechera suffrutescens

(S. Watson) Dorn

Woody Rockcress

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154683

Element CodePDBRA061Z2

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCapparales

FamilyBrassicaceae

GenusBoechera

Synonyms

Arabis suffrutescens var. suffrutescens

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

Arabis suffrutescens var. suffrutescens of Kartesz (1994, 1999) is equivalent to Boechera suffructescens of Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010) . Kartesz (1994, 1999) treats 'horizontalis' material as a variety of Arabis suffructescens. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010) treat Boechera horizontalis and Boechera suffructescens as distinct species.

Conservation Status

Review Date2004-07-06

Change Date2004-07-06

Edition Date2004-07-06

Edition AuthorsOliver, L.

Rank Reasons

Arabis suffrutescens var. suffrutescens occurs from California, Nevada, Oregon and Idaho (Kartesz 1999). This species occurs in the greatest number of floristic provinces in California; it occurs in the east Klamath Ranges, Cascade Ranges, the Sierra Nevadas, and east of the Sierras in the Sweetwater Mountains (Baldwin et al. 2002). In Oregon it occurs in the southeastern counties and two counties in along the border of Idaho. In Idaho, it occurs in the central portion of the state and extends east, but not to the border (Kartesz 2003). In addition, this species is found on dry rocky and brushy slopes, metamorphic chip-rock, steep gravelly slopes, rocky granitic hillsides, basaltic outcrops, scree and ridges (Rollins 1993).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Nevada	SU	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Grouse Lakes	Tahoe National Forest	19,085
Mt. Lassic	Six Rivers National Forest	6,643

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mill Creek Watershed (WA)	Umatilla National Forest	16,747
Upper Tucannon	Umatilla National Forest	12,485

References (6)

Baldwin, B. G., S. Boyd, B. J. Ertter, R. W. Patterson, T. J. Rosatti, D. H. Wilken and M. Wetherwax eds. 2002. The Jepson Desert Manual. University of California Press, Berkeley. 624 pp.
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.
Kartesz, J.T. 2003. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Draft April 2003 (including county distribution). North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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.