Boechera fructicosa (A. Nelson) Al-Shehbaz
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Arabis fructicosa A.Nelson, Bot. Gaz. 30: 190. 1900
Taxonomic validity unclear. Considered rediscovered by (Humphreys et al., 2019), however the authority they cite (https://www.wynps.org/newsletters/2013_12.pdf) lists the taxon under "[Boechera microphylla? Hybrid?]".
Conservation Status
Last record: 1899
Extinct (Knapp et al., 2020)
Distribution
near Undine Falls (Yellowstone National Park), Park County, Wyoming (& Minnesota?)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Ayensu, E.S. & Defilipps, R.A. (1978). Endangered and Threatened Plants of the United States: 1-403. Smithsonian Institution.
Humphreys, Aelys M. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. [Abstract] [Supplementary Dataset 1]
Knapp, Wesley M. et al. (2020). Vascular plant extinction in the continental United States and Canada. Conservation Biology. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13621
https://vanishingflora.proboards.com/thread/2519/arabis-fructicosa
https://www.wynps.org/newsletters/2013_12.pdf