Boechera gunnisoniana

Boechera gunnisoniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Boechera
Species:	B. gunnisoniana (Rollins) W.A.Weber
Binomial name
	Boechera gunnisoniana;
Synonyms
	Arabis gunnisoniana Rollins

Boechera gunnisoniana, (Gunnison's Rockcress), is a perennial herb belonging to the Brassicaceae family (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,^[2] this species is diploid (n=7 as in all Boechera species) which probably reproduces sexually.

References

^ W. A. Weber 1982. New names and combinations, principally in the Rocky Mountain flora -- 2. Phytologia 51(6):369–376. [1]
^ Rollins, R. C. 1941. A monographic study of Arabis in western North America. Rhodora 43:289-325, 347-411, 425-481. [2]

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[1] W. A. Weber 1982. New names and combinations, principally in the Rocky Mountain flora -- 2. Phytologia 51(6):369–376. [1]

[2] Rollins, R. C. 1941. A monographic study of Arabis in western North America. Rhodora 43:289-325, 347-411, 425-481. [2]

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