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Boechera rollei  (Rollins) Al-Shehbaz
Rolle's rockcress
Boechera rollei is a perennial herb that is native to California.
also called Arabis rollei
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
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
~5 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Genus: Boechera
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 6 - strict endemic
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFArabis rollei
Information about  Boechera rollei from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

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[explorer.natureserve.org] Limited Range: This species is known only from the vicinity of the type locality on the divide between the Applegate and Klamath rivers in Siskiyou County, California. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/14/2025).