Boechera rollinsiorum |
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Habit | Perennials; long-lived; sexual; caudex woody. |
Stems | usually 3–5 per caudex branch, arising from margin of rosette, elevated above ground surface on woody base, 1–2.5 dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 2–4 (or 5)-rayed, 0.2–0.4 mm, moderately to sparsely pubescent distally. |
Basal leaves | blade oblanceolate, 3–5 mm wide, margins entire, ciliate proximally, trichomes (simple), to 0.6 mm, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 2–4 (or 5)-rayed, 0.15–0.4 mm. |
Cauline leaves | 5–9, not concealing stem; blade auricles 0.5–1 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves sparsely to moderately pubescent. |
Racemes | 5–11-flowered, usually unbranched. |
Flowers | divaricate-ascending at anthesis; sepals pubescent; petals pale purple, 6–8 × 1.5–2 mm, glabrous; pollen ellipsoid. |
Fruiting pedicels | descending, straight to slightly recurved, 4–6 mm, pubescent, trichomes appressed, branched. |
Fruits | (immature) pendent, not appressed to rachis, not secund, straight, edges parallel; valves glabrous. |
Seeds | not seen. |
Boechera rollinsiorum |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun. |
Habitat | Metamorphosed igneous gravel on steep slopes |
Elevation | ca. 2100 m (ca. 6900 ft) |
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Discussion | Boechera rollinsiorum shows superficial similarities to both B. glareosa and B. lasiocarpa (see M. D. Windham and I. A. Al-Shehbaz 2006 for detailed comparison). It is known thus far only from the type collection below Galena Summit in central Idaho. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 7, p. 403. |
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Name authority | Windham & Al-Shehbaz: Harvard Pap. Bot. 11: 81. (2006) |
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