Boechera crandallii |
Boechera subpinnatifida |
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Crandall's rockcress |
ashy rock-cress, Klamath rockcress |
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Habit | Perennials; long-lived; (often cespitose); sexual; caudex somewhat woody. | Perennials; long-lived; sexual; caudex woody (often with persistent, crowded leaf bases). |
Stems | usually 2–5 per caudex branch, arising from margin of rosette near ground surface, (1–)1.5–4 dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 5–8-rayed, 0.1–0.2 mm, moderately to sparsely pubescent distally. |
usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, 1–4(–5) dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 2–6-rayed, 0.1–0.2 mm, sparsely pubescent distally. |
Basal leaves | blade narrowly oblanceolate, 1.5–3(–5) mm wide, margins entire, ciliate along petiole base, trichomes (simple), to 0.6 mm, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 5–8-rayed 0.1–0.2 mm. |
blade narrowly oblanceolate, 1–4(–5) mm wide, margins prominently dentate to subpinnatifid (leaf margins of sterile shoots often entire), ciliate near petiole base, trichomes (simple or 2-rayed), 0.4–0.6 mm, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, (2–)4–9-rayed, 0.05–0.2 mm. |
Cauline leaves | 5–14, not concealing stem; blade auricles 0.1–0.5 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves pubescent. |
(10–)20–60, often concealing stem throughout; blade auricles 0.5–3 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves moderately to sparsely pubescent. |
Racemes | 10–30-flowered, usually unbranched. |
8–30-flowered, usually unbranched. |
Flowers | ascending at anthesis; sepals pubescent; petals usually white, 5–7 × 1–2 mm, glabrous; pollen ellipsoid. |
divaricate-ascending to pendent at anthesis; sepals pubescent; petals usually purple, rarely lavender, 9–14 × 1.5–3 mm, glabrous; pollen ellipsoid. |
Fruiting pedicels | ascending to divaricate-ascending, straight, 5–10 mm, pubescent, trichomes branched. |
reflexed, strongly recurved, 5–15 mm, pubescent, trichomes appressed, branched. |
Fruits | ascending to divaricate-ascending, not appressed to rachis, not secund, straight, edges parallel, 3–5.5 cm × 0.9–1.2 mm; valves glabrous; ovules 56–84 per ovary; style 0.1–0.5 mm. |
pendent, not appressed to rachis, not secund, straight to slightly curved, edges parallel, (3.5–)5–8 cm × (1.6–)2–3 mm; valves pubescent throughout; ovules 24–42 per ovary; style 0.5–1 mm. |
Seeds | uniseriate, 0.8–1 × 0.6–0.9 mm; wing continuous (rarely absent), to 0.1 mm wide. |
uniseriate, 2.5–3.5 × 1.5–2.2 mm; wing continuous or at both ends, 0.4–0.8 mm wide. |
2n | = 14. |
= 14. |
Boechera crandallii |
Boechera subpinnatifida |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Jun. | Flowering Mar–May. |
Habitat | Rocky slopes and gravelly soil in sagebrush, mountain shrub, open conifer forests | Rock outcrops, talus, gravelly soil, often in sagebrush-grassland communities |
Elevation | 2000-2700 m (6600-8900 ft) | 800-2400 m (2600-7900 ft) |
Distribution |
CO
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CA; ID; NV; OR; UT
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. Boechera crandallii is a sexual diploid known only from the Gunnison Basin of west-central Colorado. Despite its narrow range, the species appears to hybridize frequently, most notably with B. pallidifolia. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Originally thought to be restricted to northern California and adjacent Oregon, Boechera subpinnatifida is a sexual species that recently has been found in central Idaho, northern Nevada, and northwestern Utah. It appears to intergrade with both B. puberula and B. retrofracta, and species boundaries within this complex need further study. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 7, p. 372. | FNA vol. 7, p. 409. |
Parent taxa | Brassicaceae > tribe Boechereae > Boechera | Brassicaceae > tribe Boechereae > Boechera |
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Synonyms | Arabis crandallii, Arabis stenoloba | Arabis subpinnatifida |
Name authority | (B. L. Robinson) W. A. Weber: Phytologia 51: 369. (1982) | (S. Watson) Al-Shehbaz: Novon 13: 389. (2003) |
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