Boechera canadensis

(Linnaeus) Al-Shehbaz

Novon 13: 384. 2003.

Basionym: Arabis canadensis Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 665, 1200. 1753
Synonyms: Arabis falcata Michaux Arabis hirsuta var. ovata (Pursh) Torrey & A. Gray Arabis ovata (Pursh) Poiret
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 369. Mentioned on page 352, 357, 359, 363.

Biennials; short-lived; sexual; caudex not evident. Stems 1 per plant, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, 2.5–10 (–12.5) dm, sparsely to densely pubescent proximally, trichomes simple, to 1 mm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent distally. Basal leaves: blade obovate to oblanceolate, 10–30 mm wide, margins dentate, ciliate proximally, trichomes simple, to 1 mm, surfaces moderately pubescent, trichomes simple, 0.5–1.5 mm, these mixed with smaller, 2-rayed or 3-rayed ones. Cauline leaves: 12–20, often concealing stem proximally; blade auricles absent or proximalmost blades with auricles 0.5–2 (–5) mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves sparsely pubescent. Racemes 15–65 (–82) -flowered, sometimes branched. Fruiting pedicels descending to horizontal, usually curved, rarely straight, 6–13 (–17) mm, pubescent or glabrous, trichomes subappressed, usually 2-rayed. Flowers divaricate-ascending to horizontal at anthesis; sepals pubescent; petals white, 3–5 × 0.7–1.2 mm, glabrous; pollen ellipsoid. Fruits pendent to horizontal, not appressed to rachis, often secund, curved, edges parallel, 4–10 cm × 2.5–4 mm; valves glabrous; ovules 40–62 per ovary; style 0.3–0.8 (–1.1) mm. Seeds uniseriate, 1.7–3.5 × 1.5–2.2 mm; wing continuous, 0.4–1 mm wide distally. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Bluffs, rocky slopes, ravines, open woods
Elevation: 0-1200 m

Distribution

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Que., Ala., Ark., Conn., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Boechera canadensis"
oblong +  and ovate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz +  and Michael D. Windham +
(Linnaeus) Al-Shehbaz +
not +  and rosulate +
Arabis canadensis +
appendaged +  and unappendaged +
not +  and auriculate +
lyrate-pinnatifid +, dentate +  and entire +
dissected +, repand +, sinuate +, crenate +  and dentate +
obovate;oblanceolate +
much smaller +  and reduced +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
urceolate +, campanulate +  and tubular +
branched +  and simple +
not evident +
petiolate +  and sessile +
well-developed +
indistinct +
not +  and differentiated +
emarginate +  and entire +
Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
0-1200 m +
straight +  and curved +
not winged +  and unappendaged +
connate +  and distinct +
actinomorphic +
divaricate-ascending +  and horizontal +
pendent +  and horizontal +
torulose +, falcate +, lanceolate +, oblong +  and linear +
Bluffs, rocky slopes, ravines, open woods +
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 +
rudimentary +
oblanceolate +  and spatulate +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Flowering Apr–Jul. +
trinucleate +  and 3(-11)-colpate +
ellipsoid +
branched;15-65(-82)-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 +
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
orbicular +, oblong +  and flattened +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 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 +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
persistent +
distinct +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
Arabis falcata +, Arabis hirsuta var. ovata +  and Arabis ovata +
Boechera canadensis +
Boechera +
species +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
coiled +, 1-7-veined +  and veined +
anastomosing +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
straight +  and curved +
biennial +  and short-lived +
descending +  and horizontal +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
rhizomatous +, taprooted +, scapose +  and not +
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +
subshrub +  and herb +
aquatics +  and terrestrial +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
0.4mm;1mm +