Species Details

Boechera rubicundula

Mt. Day rockcress

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Scientific Name:
Boechera rubicundula (Jeps.) Windham & Al-Shehbaz
Common Name:
Mt. Day rockcress
Family: Brassicaceae
Element Code: PDBRA40100
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Apr-May
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Elevation:
1200 - 1200 meters
3935 - 3935 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Rocky
  • Slopes
Notes:
One Known Occurrence (OKO); known only from the type collection on Mt. Day.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Similar to B. arcuata and B. breweri ssp. breweri. Differs from B. arcuata in having spatulate to oblanceolate basal leaves, shorter fruiting pedicels with spreading trichomes, and shorter fruits; differs from B. breweri ssp. breweri in having taller stems with at least some 3-rayed trichomes, and slightly descending to horizontal fruiting pedicels with a predominance of 2-rayed trichomes. Windham and Al-Shehbaz (2007) “hypothesize that B. rubicundula is a reproductively competent, apomictic hybrid containing genomes from B. arcuata and B. breweri.” 
Total Occurrences: 1
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 1
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 1
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 1
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Santa Clara (SCL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Mt. Day (3712146)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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CNPS Status Review: Proposed Addition to CRPR 1B.1, G1 / S1 (2011)
Original Description: Flora of California 2:69 (1936)
Taxonomic Treatment: Harvard Papers in Botany 11(2):257-274 (2007)

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