Boechera canadensis

ClassificationDicots
FamilyBrassicaceae
Family (Traditional)Brassicaceae
GenusBoechera
Species:Boechera canadensis (L.) Al-Shehbaz
Common NameSicklepod; Canada Rockcress
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Biennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Type: Silique; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 4; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 4; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value 7
StatusNative
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Barren (KY), Caldwell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carter (KY), Clay (KY), Crittenden (KY), Edmonson (KY), Elliott (KY), Estill (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Letcher (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McLean (KY), Meade (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Oldham (KY), Powell (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Wayne (KY), Whitley (KY), Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Franklin (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Johnson (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, ETSU, MEM, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1947 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA010329 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Boechera canadensis
ETSU006138 Unicoi Tennessee 09 Jun 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Boechera canadensis
ETSU006176 Johnson Tennessee 20 Jun 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Boechera canadensis
N/A Johnson Tennessee 09 Jun 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Boechera canadensis
ETSU005908 Unicoi Tennessee 05 Aug 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Boechera canadensis
UCHT013702 Grundy Tennessee
UCHT
Boechera canadensis
UCHT013704 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Boechera canadensis
UCHT013707 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Boechera canadensis
UCHT013705 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Boechera canadensis
UCHT013701 Grundy Tennessee
UCHT
Boechera canadensis
UCHT013706 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021474 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0089583 Carter Kentucky 15 Sep 1978 Rich Hannan
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0060809 Warren Kentucky 02 Jul 1969 Kenneth Nicely
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021469 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0060798 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0086792 Clay Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0118685 Crittenden Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0060760 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0091546 Metcalfe Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0060788 Edmonson Kentucky 15 Jun 1971 Kenneth Nicely
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0089581 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0087683 Letcher Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0089580 Jefferson Kentucky 15 Jun 1947 P.A. Davies
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021461 Stewart Tennessee 04 Jun 1980 Jackie Stack
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0067654 Whitley Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021462 Lyon Kentucky 02 Jun 1965 William H. Ellis
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021466 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0060759 Wayne Kentucky 29 May 1980 Max Medley
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021460 Trigg Kentucky 17 May 1985 Edward Chester
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021473 Grainger Tennessee
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021472 Grainger Tennessee
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021468 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0060797 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0089582 Oldham Kentucky 06 Jul 1950 P.A. Davies
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0080049 Logan Kentucky 01 May 1985
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0060692 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0077509 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021465 Todd Kentucky 23 Jun 1969 Lloyd Settle
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0091545 Jessamine Kentucky 01 Jun 1979 John Macgregor
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0060709 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0060717 Elliott Kentucky 18 Jun 1978 Max Medley
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0060794 McLean Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0061076 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0060795 Carlisle Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0050692 Grundy Tennessee
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0111678 Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021458 Trigg Kentucky 09 Jul 1986 Edward Chester
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021470 Robertson Tennessee
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0089579 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0060688 Estill Kentucky 11 Jun 1983 Max Medley
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021464 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0060796 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021467 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0077510 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Boechera canadensis
APSC0021471 Grainger Tennessee
APSC
Boechera canadensis
UCHT035279 Lyon Kentucky
UCHT
Boechera canadensis
UOS01746 Franklin Tennessee 02 May 2007 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Boechera canadensis
UOS01747 Franklin Tennessee 12 Jun 1998 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Boechera canadensis
ETSU030835 Cocke Tennessee
ETSU
Boechera canadensis
ETSU027052 Carter Tennessee 06 Jun 2018 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker
18115
ETSU
Boechera canadensis
ETSU030393 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Boechera canadensis
ETSU025673 Johnson Tennessee 12 Sep 2013 Foster Levy, Adam McCullough
DOEM 0304
ETSU
Boechera canadensis
ETSU009862 Unicoi Tennessee 01 Jun 2013 Frosty Levy
13057
ETSU
Boechera canadensis
ETSU014160 Johnson Tennessee
14267
ETSU
Boechera canadensis
ETSU032224 Washington Tennessee James T Donaldson
ETSU
Boechera canadensis
ETSU030836 Cocke Tennessee
ETSU
Boechera canadensis
MEM005137 Caldwell Kentucky 12 May 1968 Raymond Athey
155
MEM
Boechera canadensis
MEM006985 Carlisle Kentucky 25 Jun 1972 Raymond Athey
1894
MEM
Boechera canadensis
MEM004943 Caldwell Kentucky 28 May 1968 Raymond Athey
206
MEM
Boechera canadensis
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