Boechera crandallii

(B. L. Robinson) W. A. Weber

Phytologia 51: 369. 1982.

Basionym: Arabis crandallii B. L. Robinson Bot. Gaz. 28: 135. 1899
Synonyms: Arabis stenoloba Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 372. Mentioned on page 361, 393.

Perennials; long-lived; (often cespitose); sexual; caudex somewhat woody. Stems usually 2–5 per caudex branch, arising from margin of rosette near ground surface, (1–) 1.5–4 dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 5–8-rayed, 0.1–0.2 mm, moderately to sparsely pubescent distally. Basal leaves: blade narrowly oblanceolate, 1.5–3 (–5) mm wide, margins entire, ciliate along petiole base, trichomes (simple), to 0.6 mm, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 5–8-rayed 0.1–0.2 mm. Cauline leaves: 5–14, not concealing stem; blade auricles 0.1–0.5 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves pubescent. Racemes 10–30-flowered, usually unbranched. Fruiting pedicels ascending to divaricate-ascending, straight, 5–10 mm, pubescent, trichomes branched. Flowers ascending at anthesis; sepals pubescent; petals usually white, 5–7 × 1–2 mm, glabrous; pollen ellipsoid. Fruits ascending to divaricate-ascending, not appressed to rachis, not secund, straight, edges parallel, 3–5.5 cm × 0.9–1.2 mm; valves glabrous; ovules 56–84 per ovary; style 0.1–0.5 mm. Seeds uniseriate, 0.8–1 × 0.6–0.9 mm; wing continuous (rarely absent), to 0.1 mm wide. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Rocky slopes and gravelly soil in sagebrush, mountain shrub, open conifer forests
Elevation: 2000-2700 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Boechera crandallii is a sexual diploid known only from the Gunnison Basin of west-central Colorado. Despite its narrow range, the species appears to hybridize frequently, most notably with B. pallidifolia.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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oblong +  and ovate +
Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz +  and Michael D. Windham +
(B. L. Robinson) W. A. Weber +
not +  and rosulate +
Arabis crandallii +
appendaged +  and unappendaged +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
not +  and auriculate +
lyrate-pinnatifid +, dentate +  and entire +
dissected +, repand +, sinuate +, crenate +  and dentate +
oblanceolate +
much smaller +  and reduced +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 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 +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
2000-2700 m +
straight +  and curved +
not winged +  and unappendaged +
connate +  and distinct +
actinomorphic +
straight +
ascending +  and divaricate-ascending +
torulose +, falcate +, lanceolate +, oblong +  and linear +
Rocky slopes and gravelly soil in sagebrush, mountain shrub, open conifer forests +
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 +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Jun. +
trinucleate +  and 3(-11)-colpate +
ellipsoid +
unbranched;10-30-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 +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
orbicular +, oblong +  and flattened +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 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 +
2 +  and 5 +
subsessile +, sessile +  and petiolate +
persistent +
distinct +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Arabis stenoloba +
Boechera crandallii +
Boechera +
species +
branched +  and short-stalked +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br />) +
coiled +, 1-7-veined +  and veined +
anastomosing +
perennial +  and long-lived +
ascending +  and divaricate-ascending +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
rhizomatous +, taprooted +, scapose +  and not +
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +
subshrub +  and herb +
aquatics +  and terrestrial +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
0mm;0.1mm +