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Boechera repanda  (S. Watson) Al-Shehbaz
Yosemite rockcress
Boechera repanda is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Arabis repanda
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Genus: Boechera
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:
JEFArabis repanda var. repanda
JEFArabis repanda
JEFBoechera repanda var. greenei
iNatYosemitea repanda
Information about  Boechera repanda from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

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[efloras.org] Characteristics, Range, Name Information: Boechera repanda is a sexual diploid that is distinguished from all other western North American species by its wide (10-50 mm), repand to coarsely dentate basal leaves. The form recognized as var. greenei appears to be a growth response to ecologically marginal habitats. Boechera repanda occurs sporadically in the Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges of California, and barely extends into the Carson Range in western Nevada. Arabis inamoena Greene (1911), not Greene (1908) is an illegitimate name, sometimes found in synonymy with Boechera repanda. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).