Species Details

Boechera tularensis

Tulare rockcress

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Scientific Name:
Boechera tularensis Windham & Al-Shehbaz
Common Name:
Tulare rockcress
Family: Brassicaceae
Element Code: PDBRA40130
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G3
State Rank:
S3
Other Status: SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
added to 1B.3 on 2011-07-05
Add Date: 2011-07-05
Date Edited: 2023-05-02
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: (May)Jun-Jul(Aug)
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Elevation:
1825 - 3350 meters
5990 - 10990 feet
General Habitats:
  • Subalpine coniferous forest
  • Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Roadsides (sometimes)
  • Rocky
  • Slopes
Notes:
Historical occurrences need field surveys. Possibly threatened by vehicles and recreational activities. Similar to B. pinetorum and B. retrofracta. See Harvard Papers in Botany 12(1):235-257 (2007) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 6
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 7 19 %
THREAT LIST:
ORV activity 4 10%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 2 5%
Road/trail construction/maint. 1 2%
Foot traffic/trampling 1 2%
Grazing 1 2%
Total Occurrences: 37
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
2 6 1 0 0 28
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 24
Recent <=20 Years 13
Presence:
Presumed Extant 37
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
El Dorado (ELD), Fresno (FRE), Inyo (INY), Madera (MAD), Mariposa (MPA), Mono (MNO), Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bonita Meadows (3611813), Casa Vieja Meadows (3611823), Cedar Grove (3611876), Chagoopa Falls (3611844), Cirque Peak (3611842), Courtright Reservoir (3711818), Crag Peak (3611812), Crystal Crag (3711951), Dogtooth Peak (3711921), El Capitan (3711966), Emerald Bay (3812081), Florence Lake (3711838), Graveyard Peak (3711848), Half Dome (3711965), Johnson Peak (3611843), Kern Peak (3611833), Lundy (3811912), Mammoth Mtn. (3711961), Marion Peak (3611885), Mineral King (3611845), Monache Mountain (3611822), Mount Whitney (3611853), Mt. Abbot (3711847), Mt. Darwin (3711826), Muir Grove (3611867), Slide Bluffs (3611886), Templeton Mtn. (3611832), Ward Mountain (3711828)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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