Borodinia laevigata

Borodinia laevigata is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name smooth rockcress.[1] It is native to many areas of the eastern United States and Canada, where it grows in calcareous rocky woods and bluffs.[2] It is moderately common throughout its range, although it is absent from the southeastern coastal plain and the far north.

Borodinia laevigata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Borodinia
Species:
B. laevigata
Binomial name
Borodinia laevigata
(Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Al-Shehbaz
Synonyms
List
  • Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir.
  • Boechera laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Al-Shehbaz
  • Erysimum laevigatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Kuntze
  • Turritis laevigata Muhl. ex Willd.
  • Arabis hastata Eaton
  • Arabis heterophylla Nutt.
  • Arabis laevigata var. heterophylla (Nutt.) Farw.
  • Arabis laevigata var. laciniata Torr. & A.Gray
  • Arabis laevigata var. minor Porter ex Alph.Wood
  • Arabis lyrifolia DC.
  • Arabis viridis var. heterophylla (Nutt.) Farw.

This species is a biennial herb growing from a single stem. It flowers in early spring and has persistent fruit. It is differentiated from other species by its auriculate-clasping leaves, short white petals, and glaucous stem.

This species was moved to the genus Borodinia in 2013 following a genetic analysis.[3]

References
  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  2. "Boechera laevigata in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  3. "Alexandria et al | Systematic Botany 38, no. 1 (2013): 192–209. | JSTOR". Retrieved 31 March 2023.



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