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Boechera dispar

Boechera dispar

About

Boechera dispar is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name pinyon rockcress. It is native to eastern California and western Nevada, where it grows in rocky areas in desert and mountain habitat. This is a perennial herb growing from a branching caudex. It produces several erect stems reaching 10 to 25 centimeters tall. The leaves are mostly located about the caudex. They are linear to lance-shaped, coated in white hairs, and one or two centimeters long. The flowers have purple petals. The fruit is a long, narrow, hairless silique up to 7 centimeters long containing round, winged seeds.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Boechera dispar
Slug
boechera-dispar
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Boechera
Species
dispar
Wikidata QID
Q4937067
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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