Taxon Details

Boechera pinzliae

Pinzl's rockcress

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Taxon Summary:

Boechera pinzliae, commonly known as Pinzl's rockcress, is a perennial herb in the Brassicaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Alpine boulder and rock field, Subalpine coniferous forest (scree, and sandy), growing at elevations from 3000 to 3350 meters. Boechera pinzliae is ranked 1B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Boechera pinzliae (Rollins) Al-Shehbaz
Common Name: Pinzl's rockcress
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA06270
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Arabis pinzliae
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G1G2
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1988-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-04-04

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jul

Elevation:
3000 - 3350 meters
9845 - 10990 feet

General Habitats:

Alpine boulder and rock field
Subalpine coniferous forest (scree, sandy)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Known in CA from only two occurrences. On watch list in NV. See Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 212:110 (1982) for original description, and Madroño 37(1):64 (1990) for first CA record and 47(3):209 (2000) for second CA record.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					2
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	1	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	2
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	2
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mono (MNO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Boundary Peak (3711873), Mammoth Mtn. (3711961)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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