Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (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 (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
Native to North Carolina
Rare
Habitat: limestone barrens, shale barrens, and other dry, rocky habitats, per Weakley's Flora
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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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