Taxon Report

Boechera hirshbergiae (S. Boyd) Al-Shehbaz

Hirshberg's rockcress

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Boechera hirshbergiae (S. Boyd) Al-Shehbaz
Common Name:
Hirshberg's rockcress
Family: Brassicaceae
Element Code: PDBRA064D0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
  • Arabis hirshbergiae S.D. Boyd

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May Mar-May
Elevation: 1400-1415 (4595-4645)
General Habitats: Pebble (Pavement) plain
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 3
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 0
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 3
California Endemic:  True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cuyamaca Peak (3211685), Julian (3311615)

Notes

Known only from near Cuyamaca Lake. Threatened by grazing. Not in The Jepson Manual (1993); a synonym of B. johnstonii in TJM 2; see Harvard Papers in Botany 11(1):61-88 (2006) for relative taxonomic treatment. See Aliso 17:203 (1998) for original description, and Novon 13(4):381-391 (2003) for revised nomenclature
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 27 December 2024].