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Cuyamaca Rockcress (Boechera hirshbergiae)

  • Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Brassicaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 129598
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb, Subshrub
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020
Description:

Where is Cuyamaca Rockcress (Boechera hirshbergiae) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Cuyamaca Rockcress can historically be found in California

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Nomenclature
Taxon Boechera hirshbergiae
Authority (S. Boyd) Al-Shehbaz
Family Brassicaceae
CPC Number 46145
ITIS
USDA ARHI9
Duration Perennial
Common Names Cuyamaca Rockcress
Associated Scientific Names Arabis hirshbergiae | Boechera hirshbergiae
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S1
Ecological Relationships

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