Borodinia missouriensis, commonly called Missouri rockcress,[1][2] is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is native to the eastern United States, where it has a highly fragmented range localized in the Northeast, the Upper Midwest, the Interior Highlands, and the Southeast.[3][4] Its natural habitat is typically on rocky or sandy woodlands and bluffs, in areas of acidic soil.[5][2] It is generally uncommon throughout most of its range, with exception for the Interior Highlands region.[6]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Borodinia |
| Species: | B. missouriensis
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Borodinia missouriensis is an erect biennial. It produces racemes of small creamy-white flowers in the spring.[7][5] It bears a resemblance to more widespread Borodinia laevigata, from which it can be distinguished by the following characters: Stem leaves dense, erect, and overlapping, basal leaves persistent and pinnately lobed, petals about twice as long as sepals, and stems often red-tinged.[5][1]
References
edit- ^ a b Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ a b Missouri Rock-cress (Boechera missouriensis) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- ^ Boechera missouriensis MissouriPlants
- ^ "Borodinia missouriensis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ a b c Yatskievych, George (2006). Flora of Missouri, Volume 2. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 669.
- ^ Arabis missouriensis NatureServe
- ^ Boechera missouriensis Flora of North America
