Boechera crandallii

Boechera crandallii, or Crandall's rockcress, is found in Wyoming and Colorado where it is found on limestone chip-rock and stony areas, often among sagebrush.[1] Flowering time is from May to June.

Boechera crandallii

Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Boechera
Species:
B. crandallii
Binomial name
Boechera crandallii
(B.L.Rob.) W.A.Weber

According to chromosome counts by Rollins (1941 and 1966) B. crandalli has been identified as a diploid with n=7 which presumably reproduces sexually.

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