Biology:Boechera patens

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Boechera patens
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Vulnerable (NatureServe)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Boechera
Species:
B. patens
Binomial name
Boechera patens
Sull.

Boechera patens, commonly called spreading rockcress,[1][2][3][4] is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is a short-lived biennial forb native to North America. Its natural habitat is xeric soil, often on calcareous substrates. It produces white flowers in the spring.

This species was included in the genus Arabis, but based on recent genetic and cytological data it has been moved to the genus Boechera.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Boechera patens is found in the United States in the states of Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. It grows in rocky wooded slopes, limestone bluffs, and along shady stream banks.[3][6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15536313 entry