Boechera platysperma Calflora

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Taxon Report

Boechera platysperma (A. Gray) Al-Shehbaz

Pioneer rockcress

2019 David Greenberger

2008 Steve Matson

2018 John Doyen

2012 Gary A. Monroe

2005 Steve Matson

2019 Bob Sweatt

2008 Steve Matson

Boechera platysperma is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Arabis platysperma


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Genus:	Boechera
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Arabis platysperma

Information about Boechera platysperma from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/28/2023).