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Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL)
Catalog #:
RMBL0004440
Occurrence ID:
08fe2027-1a87-407b-ae7d-a71030db33b9
Taxon:
Boechera lemmonii
(S. Watson) W.A. Weber
Family:
Brassicaceae
Determiner:
Williams, Charles F. (2019-03-18)
ID References:
Colorado Flora Western Slope, 4th ed. (2012), and IMF.
ID Remarks:
Orig. det. "purple crucifer" by H.G. Barclay, 1951.
Collector:
Barclay, Harriet G.
Number:
s.n.
Date:
1951-08-16
Locality:
United States, Colorado, Gunnison, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. Head of Conundrum Valley and across [Triangle] Pass to South.
38.997256 -106.904452 +-700m. WGS84
Elevation:
3901-4023 meters
Verbatim Elevation:
12400-13000ft
Habitat:
On rocks.
Description:
Short (<10cm) plants from a long, branched caudex. Basal leaves spatulate on long petioles, densely covered with short, crinkled, 3-5 branched, stellate hairs. Cauline leaves sessile and auriculate, sparsely pubescent to glabrous above. Upper stem and inflorescence glabrous. Sepals broad, rounded, purplish. Petals ~5mm, purple. Style subsessile.
Reproductive Condition:
Flower
Notes:
This is the only alpine boechera in our region.
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Usage Rights:
CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)
Record ID:
08fe2027-1a87-407b-ae7d-a71030db33b9
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: C.F. Rick Williams, Curator (
willcha2@isu.edu
)
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