Boechera perstellata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Brassicaceae
Family (Traditional)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Boechera
Species:	Boechera perstellata (E. L.Braun) Al-Shehbaz
Common Name	Brauns Rockcress
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Purple; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; 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; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; Endangered-US
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

View More Photos »

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.

State Boundaries
Counties
Counties - Species Present

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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Show/Hide Ecoregions
Show/Hide Ecoregion Labels

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Arabis perstellata	Arabis perstellata E.L. Braun
Arabis perstellata var. perstellata	Arabis perstellata var. perstellata

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: Franklin (KY), Davidson (TN), Rutherford (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 1981

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0060704	Franklin	Kentucky	23 Apr 1979	Max Medley	APSC Boechera perstellata
APSC0083440	Franklin	Kentucky	28 Apr 1981	Max Medley	APSC Boechera perstellata
APSC0060711	Franklin	Kentucky	01 May 1980	Max Medley	APSC Boechera perstellata
APSC0107548	Franklin	Kentucky			APSC Boechera perstellata
APSC0048622	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Boechera perstellata
APSC0052277	Franklin	Kentucky	04 May 1981	R. Kral	APSC Boechera perstellata
APSC0044753	Franklin	Kentucky	21 May 1980	R. Kral	APSC Boechera perstellata
APSC0044752	Franklin	Kentucky	21 May 1980	R. Kral	APSC Boechera perstellata
APSC0048931	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Boechera perstellata

View a List of All Ecological Communities

Boechera perstellata

Related Links

Species Distribution Map

Ecoregions

Synonyms

Specimens and Distribution

Plant Photos