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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Borodinia burkii   FAMILY Brassicaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arabis laevigata var. burkii   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Borodinia burkii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7 (2010)

Boechera burkii

INCLUDED WITHIN Transfer of most North American species of Arabis to Boechera (Al-Shehbaz, 2003)

Boechera laevigata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Arabis laevigata var. burkii

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 (4/14/23):
Borodinia burkii   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arabis laevigata var. burkii   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Borodinia burkii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7
Boechera burkii

INCLUDED WITHIN Transfer of most North American species of Arabis to Boechera (Al-Shehbaz, 2003)
Boechera laevigata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Arabis laevigata var. burkii

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

 

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3239

Forb
Biennial

Habitat: limestone barrens, shale barrens, and other dry, rocky habitats, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
Stem leaves sessile

FLOWER:
Spring
Creamy white
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
Bisexual

Inflorescence a raceme

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer?
Silique

 

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