Boechera holboellii

Boechera holboellii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Boechera
Species:
B. holboellii
Binomial name
Boechera holboellii
(Hornem.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Synonyms
  • Arabis declinata Schrad.
  • Arabis heteromalla Schrad.
  • Arabis holboelliana Trevir.
  • Arabis holboellii Hornem.
  • Arabis lilacina Schrad.
  • Erysimum holboellii (Hornem.) Kuntze
  • Streptanthus virgatus Nutt.

Boechera holboellii, or Holbøll's rockcress, is a species of plant in the family Brassicaceae. Its cytology has been much studied by the Danish botanist Tyge W. Böcher. Circumscription of this species has varied, with earlier works treating it as a widespread, polymorphic species with several varieties, while more recently it has been treated as a much more narrowly defined species from Greenland.

The rust fungus Puccinia monoica infects the plant leading to pseudoflowers, which mimic those of yellow, early spring wildflowers (e.g. buttercups), not only in visible light but also in ultraviolet.

The specific epithet commemorates Carl Peter Holbøll - a Danish civil servant and early explorer of the fauna of Greenland.

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