Boechera pulchra

Last updated • a couple of secsFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Boechera pulchra
Boechera pulchra 8133.JPG
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Boechera
Species:
B. pulchra
Binomial name
Boechera pulchra
(M.E.Jones ex S.Watson) W.A.Weber
Synonyms [1]

Arabis pulchraM.E.Jones ex S.Watson

Boechera pulchra, the beautiful rockcress, is a perennial plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) found in the Mojave Desert and other dry regions of southern and eastern California and Nevada, and the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States, mostly below 8,000 feet (2,400 m) elevation. [2] [3] :114

Contents

Description

A long-lived perennial, it is usually 300–750 mm (12–30 in) tall from a woody base. Eight to twenty purple, rarely white, flowers are borne in a normally unbranched raceme. Petals are 9–16 mm (0.4–0.6 in) long and 2–5 mm (0.08–0.20 in) wide. Sepals are hairy. [4]

Related Research Articles

<i>Monotropa uniflora</i> Species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae

Monotropa uniflora, also known as ghost plant, ghost pipe or Indian pipe, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to temperate regions of Asia, North America and northern South America, but with large gaps between areas. The plant is sometimes completely waxy white, but often has black flecks or pale pink coloration. Rare variants may have a deep red color.

<i>Juniperus californica</i> Species of conifer

Juniperus californica, the California juniper, is a species of juniper native to southwestern North America.

<i>Aralia californica</i> Species of flowering plant

Aralia californica, known by the common name elk clover though not actually a clover, is a large herb in the family Araliaceae, the only member of the ginseng family native to California and southwestern Oregon. It is also called California aralia and California spikenard.

<i>Phacelia fremontii</i> Species of plant

Phacelia fremontii is a flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae native to the southwestern United States. In California, its range includes the Mojave Desert, the San Joaquin Valley, the Coast Ranges, and the Sierra Nevada. It was named for John C. Frémont.

<i>Linum lewisii</i> Species of flowering plant

Linum lewisii is a perennial plant in the family Linaceae, native to western North America from Alaska south to Baja California, and from the Pacific Coast east to the Mississippi River. It grows on ridges and dry slopes, from sea level in the north up to 11,000 ft (3,400 m) in the Sierra Nevada.

<i>Dichelostemma capitatum</i> Species of flowering plant

Dichelostemma capitatum, known by the common names blue dicks, purplehead and brodiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to the Western United States and northwest Mexico.

<i>Salvia dorrii</i>

Salvia dorrii, the purple sage, Dorr's sage, fleshy sage, mint sage, or tobacco sage, is a perennial spreading shrub in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to mountain areas in the western United States and northwestern Arizona, found mainly in the Great Basin and southward to the Mojave Desert, growing in dry, well draining soils.

<i>Coreopsis bigelovii</i> Species of flowering plant

Coreopsis bigelovii is a species of flowering plant in the daisy or sunflower family, Asteraceae, with the common names Bigelow coreopsis and Bigelow's tickseed. It is endemic to California.

<i>Gaillardia aristata</i> Species of flowering plant

Gaillardia aristata is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, known by the common names common blanketflower and common gaillardia. This perennial wildflower is widespread across much of North America, from Yukon east to Québec and south as far as California, Arizona, Illinois, and Connecticut, although it may be naturalized rather than native in parts of that range. It is also naturalized in scattered locations in Europe, Australia, and South America.

<i>Peritoma arborea</i> Species of shrub

Peritoma arborea, is a perennial shrub or bush in the spiderflower family (Cleomaceae) known by the common names bladderpod, bladderpod spiderflower and burro-fat. It has yellow flowers in bloom all months of the year. It emits a foul odor to discourage herbivory from insects.

<i>Opuntia basilaris</i> Species of cactus

Opuntia basilaris, the beavertail cactus or beavertail pricklypear, is a cactus species found in the southwest United States. It occurs mostly in the Mojave, Anza-Borrego, and Colorado Deserts, as well as in the Colorado Plateau and northwest Mexico. It is also found throughout the Grand Canyon and Colorado River region as well as into southern Utah and Nevada, and in the western Arizona regions along the Lower Colorado River Valley.

<i>Astragalus douglasii</i> Species of plant

Astragalus douglasii is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Douglas's milkvetch. It is native to California and Baja California, where it can be found in many types of desert, valley, chaparral and woodlands, and montane habitats, usually below 8,000 feet (2,400 m) elevation.

<i>Chaenactis glabriuscula</i> Species of flowering plant

Chaenactis glabriuscula, with the common name Yellow pincushion, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is native to California and Baja California.

<i>Encelia actoni</i> Species of flowering plant

Encelia actoni, also known by the common names Acton brittlebush and Acton encelia, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family.

<i>Boechera breweri</i> Species of flowering plant

Boechera breweri is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name Brewer's rockcress.

<i>Lomatium mohavense</i> Species of flowering plant

Lomatium mohavense is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Mojave desertparsley. It is native to southern California with a few outlying populations in Arizona, Nevada and Baja California. It is found in several types of mountain and desert habitat, including chaparral, woodland, and scrub, mostly from 2,000–7,000 feet (600–2,100 m) elevation.

<i>Malacothrix californica</i> Species of flowering plant

Malacothrix californica is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name California desertdandelion. It is native to California, the western margin of Arizona and Baja California, where it may be found especially in the South Coast, Transverse and Peninsular Ranges and the western Mojave Desert.

Boechera tularensis, common name Tulare rockcress, is a plant species endemic to California. It has been reported from Inyo, Mono, Tulare, Fresno, Madera, El Dorado and Mariposa Counties. It grows on rocky slopes in subalpine habitats at elevations of 2400–3200 m.

<i>Ottleya rigida</i> Species of legume

Ottleya rigida, synonyms Lotus rigidus and Acmispon rigidus, is a flowering plant in the pea family (Fabaceae), native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is known as shrubby deervetch or desert rock-pea. It is found in the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert.

<i>Silene parryi</i>

Silene parryi is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name Parry's silene. Its range includes southern British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, south to Oregon and east to Colorado and western Montana, United States. It is most common from 4,000–11,000 feet (1,200–3,400 m) elevation. Silene parryi is a pubescent and glandular perennial herbaceous plant 200–400 mm (8–16 in) tall. The calyx is tubular with ten contrasting nerves, 12–16 mm (0.5–0.6 in) long. It inflates in fruit. The five-lobed flowers are white, sometimes purple or green-tinged.

References

  1. "Boechera pulchra (M.E.Jones ex S.Watson) W.A.Weber". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 5 September 2014 via The Plant List.
  2. Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Boechera pulchra". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  3. Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN   978-0-7627-7013-7
  4. "Boechera pulchra". in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora. Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-06.