Boechera fructicosa (A.Nelson) Al-Shehbaz (2003:385)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Arabis fructicosa A.Nelson in Bot. Gaz. 30: 190 (1900)
Taxonomic validity unclear. Considered rediscovered by (Humphreys et al., 2019), however the authority they cite (http://www.wynps.org/newsletters/2013_12.pdf) lists the taxon under "[Boechera microphylla? Hybrid?]".
Conservation Status
Extinct (Knapp et al., 2021; Abeli et al., 2022b)
Last record: 1899 (Knapp et al., 2021)
Considered rediscovered by (Humphreys et al., 2019), however the authority they cite (http://www.wynps.org/newsletters/2013_12.pdf) lists the taxon under "[Boechera microphylla? Hybrid?]".
Distribution
near Undine Falls (Yellowstone National Park), Park County, Wyoming (& Minnesota?)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Abeli, Thomas, Sharrock, Suzanne and Albani Rocchetti, Giulia. (2022a). Out-of-date datasets hamper conservation of species close to extinction. ResearchSquare preprint. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1250892/v1
Abeli, Thomas, Sharrock, Suzanne and Albani Rocchetti, Giulia. (2022b). Out-of-date datasets hamper conservation of species close to extinction. Nature Plants 8: 1370-1373. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01293-w
Ayensu, E. S. and Defilipps, R. A. (1978). Endangered and Threatened Plants of the United States: 1-403. Smithsonian Institution.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee. (2010). Flora of North America North of Mexico 7: 1-797. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]
Knapp, Wesley M., Frances, Anne, Noss, Reed, Naczi, Robert F. C., Weakley, Alan, Gann, George D., Baldwin, Bruce G., Miller, James, McIntyre, Patrick, Mishler, Brent D., Moore, Gerry, Olmstead, Richard G., Strong, Anna, Kennedy, Kathryn, Heidel, Bonnie and Gluesenkamp, Daniel. (2021). Vascular plant extinction in the continental United States and Canada. Conservation Biology 35(1): 360-368. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13621 [Supporting Information (Appendix S1)]
https://vanishingflora.proboards.com/thread/2519/arabis-fructicosa
http://www.wynps.org/newsletters/2013_12.pdf