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Shockley's Rockcress (Boechera shockleyi)

  • Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Brassicaceae
  • State: CA, NV, UT
  • Nature Serve ID: 142388
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020
Description:

Where is Shockley's Rockcress (Boechera shockleyi) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Shockley's Rockcress can be found in California, Nevada, Utah

Which CPC Partners conserve Shockley's Rockcress (Boechera shockleyi)?

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Boechera shockleyi in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 14079 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

  • 08/05/2020
  • Seed Collection

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Boechera shockleyi from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 31 maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Boechera shockleyi
Authority (Munz) Dorn
Family Brassicaceae
CPC Number 196
ITIS 22733
USDA ARSH
Duration Perennial
Common Names Shockley's Rockcress
Associated Scientific Names Arabis shockleyi | Boechera shockleyi
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S2
Nevada S3
Utah S2?
Ecological Relationships

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