Yosemitea repanda

Yosemitea repanda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus:
P.J.Alexander & Windham
Species:
Y. repanda
Binomial name
Yosemitea repanda
(S.Watson) P.J.Alexander & Windham
Synonyms[1]
  • Arabis repanda S.Watson (1876) (basionym)
  • Arabis repanda var. greenei Jeps.
  • Arabis repanda var. typica Rollins
  • Boechera repanda (S.Watson) Al-Shehbaz
  • Boechera repanda var. greenei (Jeps.) D.W.Taylor

Yosemitea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[2] The only species is Yosemitea repanda,[2] commonly known as Yosemite rockcress.[3] Synonyms include Arabis repanda S. Watson and Boechera repanda (S. Watson) Al-Shehbaz.[4]

It is native to California and Nevada in the southwestern United States.[2] It grows in the Sierra Nevada, high North Coast Ranges, and the western Transverse, San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto mountains of southern California, from 1400 to 3600 meters elevation. Typical habitats include rock outcrops, talus slopes, gravelly soil in meadows, and open pine forest.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Yosemitea repanda (S.Watson) P.J.Alexander & Windham". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Yosemitea P.J.Alexander & Windham | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b Windham, Michael D.; Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan A. "Boechera repanda". Jepson eFlora. Jepson Flora Project. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  4. ^ I.A. Al-Shehbaz. 2003. Transfer of most North America species of Arabis to Boechera (Brassicaceae). Novon 13: 3981-391.