Boechera dentata

Boechera dentata, commonly called Short's rockcress,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is native to the eastern North America, where it is found in Canada and the United States. In the United States, its range is primarily centered in the Midwest, and in Canada it is only known from Ontario.[2] Its natural habitat is in nutrient-rich alluvial forests and loamy bluffs, often on calcareous substrate.[3][4][5]

Boechera dentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Boechera
Species:
B. dentata
Binomial name
Boechera dentata
(Raf.) Al-Shehbaz & Zarucchi, 2008
Synonyms

Boechera dentata is a short-lived herbaceous biennial.[6] It can be distinguished from other Boechera in its area by a combination of short fruits (reaching 4.2 cm) on short pedicels (reaching 3.5 mm), which are held spreading at maturity, and its wider stem leaves (reaching > 8 mm) that have a pubescent upper surface.[3] It produces cream-colored flowers in the spring.

References
  1. "Arabis shortii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "Borodinia dentata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  4. Toothed Rock Cress Boechera dentata IllinoisWildflowers
  5. Yatskievych, George (2006). Flora of Missouri, Volume 2. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 670.
  6. Boechera dentata Flora of North America
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