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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Borodinia burkii
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arabis laevigata var. burkii
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Boechera burkii
INCLUDED WITHIN Transfer of most North American species of Arabis to Boechera (Al-Shehbaz, 2003)
Boechera laevigata
INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Arabis laevigata var. burkii
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED IN PART) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Arabis burkii
COMMON NAME:
Burk's Smooth Rockcress, Porter's Rockcress
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Borodinia burkii
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arabis laevigata var. burkii
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Boechera burkii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Transfer of most North American species of Arabis to Boechera (Al-Shehbaz, 2003)
Boechera laevigata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Arabis laevigata var. burkii
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED IN PART)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Arabis burkii
3239
Forb
Biennial
Habitat: limestone barrens, shale barrens, and other dry, rocky habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
Stem leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Spring
Creamy white
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
Inflorescence a raceme
FRUIT:
Silique
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