Sicklepod Rockcress (Boechera sparsiflora)
Description
Boechera sparsiflora-(formerly-Arabis sparsiflora) is a species of-rockcress-known by the common names-sicklepod rockcress-and-elegant rockcress. It is native to western North America from-California-to-Utah-to-Yukon, where it can be found in a number of habitats. This is a coarsely hairy-perennial-herb-growing one or more thick stems from a-caudex. The stem may branch or not and it reaches up to 90 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves vary in shape from linear to arrowhead-like and may or may not have toothed edges. They are usually hairy and up to 8 or 10 centimeters long. The-raceme-inflorescence-bears a number of flowers with spoon-shaped petals about a centimeter long in shades of purple or pink. The fruit is a large, curved-silique-6 to 12 centimeters long
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Brassicales
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Family: Brassicaceae
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Genus: Boechera
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