Boechera gunnisoniana

Boechera gunnisoniana
Vulnerable
Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Boechera
Species:
B. gunnisoniana
Binomial name
Boechera gunnisoniana
Synonyms[2]

Arabis gunnisoniana Rollins

Boechera gunnisoniana, or Gunnison's rockcress, is a perennial herb of the family Brassicaceae (the mustards). It grows on windswept ridges as well as on stoney hillsides in west-central Colorado. The plant has many slender, erect stems which may reach a height of 15 cm. Flowering time is from May to June.

According to chromosome counts,[3] this species is diploid (n=7 as in all Boechera species) which probably reproduces sexually.

References

  1. โ†‘ NatureServe (2023). "Boechera gunnisoniana". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. โ†‘ Phytologia. 1982.
  3. โ†‘ Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln; Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln; Fernald, Merritt Lyndon; Club, New England Botanical (1941). Rhodora. Vol. v.43 (1941). [Cambridge, Mass., etc.]: New England Botanical Club [etc.]