Boechera canadensis (L.) Al-Shehbaz
Detail
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Botanical Name
- Boechera canadensis (L.) Al-Shehbaz
- Common Name
- Sicklepod, Canada Rock Cress
- Synonym(s)
- Arabis canadensis L.; Borodinia canadensis (L.) P.J. Alexander & Windham
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Boechera canadensis (L.) Al-Shehbaz
- Comments
- Eastern U.S. species of Boechera were transferred to the genus Borodinia in Syst. Bot. 38:192-209 (2013) based on a relatively close relationship with Asian Borodinia macrophylla. While w. N. American Boechera form a convincing clade, we feel that recognition of Borodinia should await additional investigation. Inclusion of only a single Asian species and stair-step relationships between a number of genera may belie the best placement of our eastern taxa.
- Habitat
- Mesic to dry upland forests and rocky woodlands, usually in moderately to strongly calcareous soils. Common in the mountains; infrequent in the Piedmont; rare in the Coastal Plain.
- Native Status
- Native
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