Boechera patens, commonly called spreading rockcress,[1][2][3][4] is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is a short-lived biennial forb native to North America. Its natural habitat is xeric soil, often on calcareous substrates. It produces white flowers in the spring.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Boechera |
| Species: | B. patens
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| Binomial name | |
| Boechera patens Sull.
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This species was included in the genus Arabis, but based on recent genetic and cytological data it has been moved to the genus Boechera.[5]
Distribution and habitat
editBoechera patens is found in the United States in the states of Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. It grows in rocky wooded slopes, limestone bluffs, and along shady stream banks.[3][6]
References
edit- ^ "Boechera patens - Species Page - Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas". tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ NRCS. "Arabis patens". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
- ^ a b "Arabis patens in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "Arabis patens". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ Al-Shehbaz, I.A., 2003. Transfer of most North American species of Arabis to Boechera (Brassicaceae). Novon 13(4): 381-391.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
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