Boechera lemmonii

Boechera lemmonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name Lemmon's rockcress. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Colorado, where it grows in a number of rocky habitat types.^[1]

Boechera lemmonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Boechera
Species:	B. lemmonii
Binomial name
Boechera lemmonii (S.Watson) W.A.Weber
Synonyms[1]
Arabis bracteolata Greene Arabis canescens var. latifolia S.Watson Arabis codyi G.A.Mulligan Arabis egglestonii Rydb. Arabis kennedyi Greene Arabis latifolia (S.Watson) Piper Arabis lemmonii S.Watson (1889) (basionym) Arabis lemmonii var. typica Rollins Arabis oreocallis Greene Arabis polyclada Greene Arabis semisepulta Greene

Description

This is a perennial herb growing many small stems from a branching, hairy caudex. The slender stems rest against the ground or are somewhat upright, reaching up to 20 centimeters in length. The caudex is surrounded by a rosette of hairy leaves one or two centimeters long. There are a few smaller leaves along the stem as well. The inflorescence bears pink to purple flowers which yield narrow siliques up to 4 centimeters long containing round, winged seeds.