Boechera bodiensis

(Rollins) Al-Shehbaz

Novon 13: 384. 2003.

Basionym: Arabis bodiensis Rollins Contr. Gray Herb. 212: 113. 1982
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 367. Mentioned on page 361.

Perennials; long-lived; (cespitose); apomictic; caudex somewhat woody. Stems usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, 1.5–3.5 dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 5–10-rayed, to 0.7 mm, sparsely pubescent or glabrous distally. Basal leaves: blade narrowly oblanceolate, 1–3 mm wide, margins entire, ciliate proximally, trichomes to 0.7 mm, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 5–10-rayed, 0.08–0.25 mm. Cauline leaves: 4–9, not concealing stem; blade auricles 0.5–2 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves pubescent. Racemes 8–25-flowered, usually unbranched. Fruiting pedicels ascending to divaricate-ascending, straight, 3–7 mm, pubescent, trichomes appressed, branched. Flowers ascending at anthesis; sepals pubescent; petals lavender to purple, 4–5 × ca. 1 mm, glabrous; pollen spheroid. Fruits divaricate-ascending, not appressed to rachis, not secund, straight or curved, edges parallel, 4–6.2 cm × 1.2–1.8 mm; valves glabrous; ovules 48–68 per ovary; style 0.1–0.2 mm. Seeds uniseriate, 1–1.5 × 0.8–1.2 mm; wing continuous, 0.1–0.15 mm wide.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Loose soil, crevices of igneous rock
Elevation: 2400-2900 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

In his original description, Rollins suggested that Boechera bodiensis is closely related to B. cobrensis and B. falcifructa. Subsequent studies (M. D. Windham and I. A. Al-Shehbaz, unpubl.) indicate that both B. bodiensis and B. falcifructa are apomictic hybrids containing one or more genomes derived from B. cobrensis. In the case of B. falcifructa, the second parent is clearly B. fernaldiana, but the second parent of B. bodiensis remains uncertain. Boechera bodiensis is most similar to B. falcifructa. The latter differs by having gently recurved fruiting pedicels 6–12 mm, 62–80 ovules per ovary, and pendulous fruits; it is known from Elko and Lander counties, Nevada. By contrast, B. bodiensis has straight fruiting pedicels 3–7 mm long, divaricate-ascending fruits, 48–68 ovules per ovary, and is known from Mono County, California, and Lyon and Mineral counties, Nevada.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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oblong +  and ovate +
Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz +  and Michael D. Windham +
(Rollins) Al-Shehbaz +
not +  and rosulate +
Arabis bodiensis +
appendaged +  and unappendaged +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
not +  and auriculate +
lyrate-pinnatifid +, dentate +  and entire +
dissected +, repand +, sinuate +, crenate +  and dentate +
oblanceolate +
much smaller +  and reduced +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
urceolate +, campanulate +  and tubular +
branched +  and simple +
petiolate +  and sessile +
well-developed +
indistinct +
not +  and differentiated +
emarginate +  and entire +
Calif. +  and Nev. +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6.2 cm62 mm <br />0.062 m <br />) +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
2400-2900 m +
straight +  and curved +
not winged +  and unappendaged +
connate +  and distinct +
actinomorphic +
curved +  and straight +
divaricate-ascending +
torulose +, falcate +, lanceolate +, oblong +  and linear +
Loose soil, crevices of igneous rock +
annular +  and semiannular +
sessile +  and petiolate +
alternate +, not +  and rosulate +
cauline +  and basal +
connate +  and distinct +
decurrent +
pinnatifid +
prominent +  and obscure +
tenuinucellate +, crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +  and anatropous +
lavender +  and purple +
rudimentary +
oblanceolate +  and spatulate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
Flowering Jul–Aug. +
trinucleate +  and 3(-11)-colpate +
spheroid +
unbranched;8-25-flowered +
reflexed +, ascending +  and erect +
slender +
mucilaginous +
margined +, not winged +  and winged +
biseriate +, sub-biseriate +  and uniseriate +
not +  and mucilaginous +
white +, black +, brown +  and yellow +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
orbicular +, oblong +  and flattened +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
persistent +  and caducous +
distinct +
spreading +, ascending +  and erect +
oblong +  and ovate +
reduced +
latiseptate +, schizocarpic +, samaroid +  and lomentaceous +
indehiscent +  and dehiscent +
angustiseptate +, flat +, angled +, terete +, torulose +, not +, segmented +  and nutletlike +
tetradynamous +
branched +  and unbranched +
procumbent +  and decumbent +
subsessile +, sessile +  and petiolate +
persistent +
distinct +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br />) +
Cruciferae +
Boechera bodiensis +
Boechera +
species +
branched +  and short-stalked +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
0.008 cm0.08 mm <br />8.0e-5 m <br /> (0.025 cm0.25 mm <br />2.5e-4 m <br />) +
coiled +, 1-7-veined +  and veined +
anastomosing +
perennial +  and long-lived +
ascending +  and divaricate-ascending +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
rhizomatous +, taprooted +, scapose +  and not +
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +
subshrub +  and herb +
aquatics +  and terrestrial +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
0.1mm;0.15mm +