Boechera crandallii

Boechera crandallii

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Boechera
Species: B. crandallii
Binomial name
Boechera crandallii

Boechera crandallii (Crandall's Rockcress) is found in Wyoming and Colorado where it is found on limestone chip-rock and stony areas, often among sagebrush. Flowering time is from May to June.

According to chromosome counts by Rollins (1941 and 1966) B. crandalli has been identified as a diploid with n=7 which presumably reproduces sexually.


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