Rockcress (4)

Rockcress are very common but can be easily overlooked because they are slender plants with small, inconspicuous pink-lavender flowers. It is difficult to identify them. These I think are correct. See also Drummond's Rockcress.

	Gunnison's Rockcress Boechera gunnisoniana (Arabis gunnisoniana) Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Photo taken on: June 3, 2006 Location: Jack's Cabin Cutoff, GV, CO Life Zones: Foothills Habitat: Sagebrush, openings Flora of North America reference.
	Fendler's Rockcress Boechera fendleri (Arabis fendleri) Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Photo taken on: April 26, 2010 Location: White Rock, NM Life Zones: Plains and foothills Habitat: Dry areas, pinyon-juniper Grows to 2ft on hairy stems with a basal rosette of lance-shaped leaves. Ear-shaped leaves grasp the stem. Flora of North America reference.
	Gunnison County Rockcress Boechera pallidifolia (Arabis pallidifolia) Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Photo taken on: April 3, 2015 Location: Plaza Blanca, Abiquiu, NM Life Zones: Plains and foothills Habitat: Pinyon-juniper, rocky, sandy soil Grows to 8" from a basal rosette of lance-shaped, slightly hairy, entire leaves. Stems of the seed pods point upwards to 2" long. Flora of North America reference.
	Selby's Rockcress Boechera gracilenta (Arabis selbyi) Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Photo taken on: April 9, 2015 Location: Abiquiu Lake, NM Life Zones: Plains and foothills Habitat: Pinyon-juniper, rocky, sandy soil Grows to 2ft with 1 to 9 stems and mostly basal, hairy, slightly toothed, oblong to lance-shaped leaves. Stem leaves are narrow and widely spaced. Flowers are lavender. Seed pods are up to 2" long. Flora of North America reference.
	Boechera spp. Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Photo taken on: June 7, 2006 Location: Almont Triangle, CO Life Zones: Foothills Habitat: Sagebrush, shrublands, openings
	Boechera spp. Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) AKA: Photo taken on: May 21, 2006 Location: Almont Triangle, CO Life Zones: Foothills Habitat: Sagebrush, shrublands, openings

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