Boechera lignifera (A. Nelson) W. A. Weber (Q3790)

taxon name

Boechera lignifera

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taxon authority

(A. Nelson) W.A. Weber

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taxon rank

species

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taxon status

accepted

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common name

arabette à rameaux ligneux (French)

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woody-branched rockcress (English)

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desert rockcress (English)

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woody rockcress (English)

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Owens Valley rockcress (English)

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VasCan taxon numeric id

3915

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distribution

CA-BC

occurrence status

excluded

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publication

FNA Editorial Committee. 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Volume 7: Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. http://www.efloras.org/volume_page.aspx?volume_id=1007&flora_id=1

CA-AB

occurrence status

excluded

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publication

FNA Editorial Committee. 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Volume 7: Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. http://www.efloras.org/volume_page.aspx?volume_id=1007&flora_id=1

CA-YT

occurrence status

excluded

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publication

FNA Editorial Committee. 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Volume 7: Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. http://www.efloras.org/volume_page.aspx?volume_id=1007&flora_id=1

US-AZ

Ariz.

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US-CO

Colo.

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US-ID

Idaho

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US-NM

N.Mex.

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US-UT

Utah

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US-WY

Wyo.

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Boechera Á. Löve & D. Löve

parent taxon

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taxon habit

herb

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GBIF taxon key

3043568

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

IUCN Redlist Category

NE

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

phenology

Flowering Apr–May.

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taxon habitat

rocky slopes

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sandy soil

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sagebrush

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pinyon-juniper woodlands

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elevation

1700-2300 m

measurement range from

1,700 meter

measurement range to

2,300 meter

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taxon description fragment

caudex usually woody.

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d0_s3

Stems usually 2–5 per caudex branch, arising laterally proximal to sterile shoots, often elevated on woody base, 1.2–4 (–5) dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 4–7-rayed, 0.1–0.3 mm, sparsely pubescent or glabrous distally.

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d0_s4

Basal leaves: blade narrowly oblanceolate, 2–5 (–8) mm wide, margins entire, rarely ciliate near petiole base, trichomes (simple or spurred), to 1 mm, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 3–7-rayed, 0.05–0.3 mm.

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d0_s5

Cauline leaves: 4–12 (–17), rarely concealing stem proximally;

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d0_s6

blade auricles 0.5–2 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves sparsely pubescent.

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d0_s7

Fruiting pedicels slightly descending, gently recurved, 5–16 mm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, trichomes appressed, branched.

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d0_s9

Flowers divaricate-ascending at anthesis;

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d0_s10

sepals pubescent;

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d0_s11

petals whitish (often aging pale lavender), 5–7 × 1–1.5 mm, glabrous;

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d0_s12

pollen ellipsoid or spheroid.

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d0_s13

Fruits widely pendent, not appressed to rachis, not secund, usually curved, edges parallel, 2.5–5.6 cm × 1.2–2 mm;

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d0_s14

valves glabrous;

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d0_s15

ovules 48–74 per ovary;

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d0_s16

style 0.1–0.2 mm.

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d0_s17

Seeds uniseriate, 1–1.3 × 0.8–1 mm;

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d0_s18

2n = 14.

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d0_s20

morphology statement

stem caudex

texture

woody

usually

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d0_s3

2

5

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d0_s4

arising

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d0_s4

position

proximal

laterally

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d0_s4

prominence

elevated

often

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d0_s4

atypical some measurement

4

5

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d0_s4

1.2

4

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d0_s4

pubescent

densely; proximally

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d0_s4

inflorescence phyllaries base

texture

woody

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d0_s4

leaf blade

oblanceolate

narrowly

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d0_s5

leaf blade

5

8

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d0_s5

leaf blade

2

5

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d0_s5

inflorescence palea margin

entire

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d0_s5

inflorescence palea margin

ciliate

rarely

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d0_s5

leaf

atypical quantity

12

17

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d0_s6

leaf

4

12

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d0_s6

inflorescence flower petal auricle

0.5

2

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d0_s7

inflorescence flower

divaricate-ascending

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d0_s10

inflorescence flower sepal

pubescent

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d0_s11

coloration

whitish

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d0_s12

length

5

7

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d0_s12

1

1.5

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d0_s12

glabrous

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d0_s12

inflorescence flower androecium stamens pollen

ellipsoid

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d0_s13

inflorescence flower androecium stamens pollen

spheroid

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d0_s13

pendent

widely

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d0_s14

fixation

appressed

not

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d0_s14

secund

not

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d0_s14

course

curved

usually

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d0_s14

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil ovule

48

74

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d0_s16

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style

0.1

0.2

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d0_s17

seed

arrangement

uniseriate

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d0_s18

seed

length

1

1.3

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d0_s18

seed

0.8

1

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d0_s18

chromosome

14

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d0_s20

stem shoot

reproduction

sterile

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d0_s4

short-stalked

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d0_s4

0.1

0.3

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d0_s4

pubescent

sparsely

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d0_s4

glabrous

distally

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d0_s4

0

1

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d0_s5

short-stalked

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d0_s5

0.05

0.3

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d0_s5

inflorescence raceme

6-15(-25)-flowered

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d0_s9

inflorescence raceme

unbranched

usually

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d0_s9

fixation

appressed

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d0_s9

branched

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d0_s9

general structure valve

glabrous

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d0_s15

inflorescence flower petal venation midvein wing

continuous

often

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d0_s20

inflorescence flower petal venation midvein wing

0.1

0.15

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