Boechera ophira
| Taxonomy | |||||
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| Scientific Name: | Boechera ophira | ||||
| Common name: | Ophir rockcress | ||||
| Family: | Brassicaceae | Minor Group: | Dicot | Major Group: | Vascular Plant |
| Rank and Status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G1G2 | Endemic: | Yes | NNHP Track Status: | At-Risk List |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S1 | Sand Dunes: | No | USESA Status: | No Status |
| Native Status: | Native | Wetland: | No |
| Other Agency Status | Status | Last Updated | Status Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Forest Service - Region 4 (Intermountain) | Sensitive | USFS list, Jan 2015 update | |
| Nevada Native Plant Society | Watch | ||
| CCVI Score | Extremely Vulnerable |
| Distribution (NV Counties) |
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Status: Confident or certain
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Lander |
Nye |
| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 13 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | 2 |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 3206 |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 3036 |
| Links |
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| Boechera ophira data at NatureServe |
| Boechera ophira photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
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| Reproduction Comments: | Populations may be naturally small and variable in numbers from year to year. |
| Habitat Comments: | Loamy soil pockets in dry, exposed quartzitic scree, colluvium, and outcrops on south- to west-facing ridge lines and upper slopes, often in seasonal solifluction areas. Widely scattered in, and often under canopy of, sparse associations of Artemisia arbuscula, Leptodactylon pungens, and grasses in the mountain sagebrush and subalpine conifer zones. |
| Ecology Comments: | |
| Inventory Comments: | Surveys extensive but incomplete. |
| Inventory Needs: | |
| Version Date: |
.JPG) Boechera ophira habitat
Photographer: Janel Johnson, for US Forest Service
Photo Date: 2006-01-14 |
