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Borodinia laevigata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Borodinia
Species:	B. laevigata
Binomial name
*Borodinia laevigata* (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Al-Shehbaz
Synonyms
List Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. Boechera laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Al-Shehbaz Erysimum laevigatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Kuntze Turritis laevigata Muhl. ex Willd. Arabis hastata Eaton Arabis heterophylla Nutt. Arabis laevigata var. heterophylla (Nutt.) Farw. Arabis laevigata var. laciniata Torr. & A.Gray Arabis laevigata var. minor Porter ex Alph.Wood Arabis lyrifolia DC. Arabis viridis var. heterophylla (Nutt.) Farw.

Borodinia laevigata is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name smooth rockcress.^[1] It is native to many areas of the eastern United States and Canada, where it grows in calcareous rocky woods and bluffs.^[2] It is moderately common throughout its range, although it is absent from the southeastern coastal plain and the far north.

This species is a biennial herb growing from a single stem. It flowers in early spring and has persistent fruit. It is differentiated from other species by its auriculate-clasping leaves, short white petals, and glaucous stem.

This species was moved to the genus Borodinia in 2013 following a genetic analysis.^[3]

References

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^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
^ "Boechera laevigata in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
^ "Alexandria et al | Systematic Botany 38, no. 1 (2013): 192–209. | JSTOR". Retrieved 31 March 2023.

Taxon identifiers
Borodinia laevigata	Wikidata: Q50346869 Wikispecies: Borodinia laevigata CoL: 87BVH GBIF: 8221492 IPNI: 77130735-1 NCBI: 2071409 Open Tree of Life: 7057294 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77130735-1 Tropicos: 100444415 VASCAN: 27709 WFO: wfo-0001336530
Boechera laevigata	Wikidata: Q15536350 Wikispecies: Boechera laevigata APA: 1207 CoL: 87BVC EoL: 584149 FNA: 250094578 GBIF: 3043265 iNaturalist: 119823 IPNI: 50426372-2 ITIS: 823180 MichiganFlora: 256 NCBI: 359822 Open Tree of Life: 639610 Plant List: kew-2678044 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50426372-2 Tropicos: 50245469 VASCAN: 3913 WisFlora: 12870 WFO: wfo-0000567305
Turritis laevigata	Wikidata: Q38542532 CoL: 87D2F IPNI: 259182-2 IRMNG: 10211863 ITIS: 522995 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:259182-2 Tropicos: 50111756 WFO: wfo-0001241313

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Smooth Rockcress

Boechera laevigata (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Al-Shehbaz

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