Calflora Taxon Report
Boechera hoffmannii  (Munz) Al-Shehbaz
Hoffmann's rockcress
Boechera hoffmannii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
also called Arabis hoffmannii
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
Federal status: Endangered.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
~24 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
Genus: Boechera
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: cliffs, coastal

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + CNPSArabis hoffmannii
Information about Boechera hoffmannii from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

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[Wikipedia] Channel Islands Endemic, Endangered Species: It is endemic to the Channel Islands of California, where it is known from only three or four populations on two of the eight islands. It is a federally listed endangered species. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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