Boechera gunnisoniana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Boechera |
| Species: | B. gunnisoniana
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| Boechera gunnisoniana | |
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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
[edit]- ^ NatureServe (2023). "Boechera gunnisoniana". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Phytologia. 1982.
- ^ 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.]
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