Borodinia dentata, commonly called Short's rockcress,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is native to the eastern North America, where it is found in Canada and the United States. In the United States, its range is primarily centered in the Midwest, and in Canada it is only known from Ontario.[3] Its natural habitat is in nutrient-rich alluvial forests and loamy bluffs, often on calcareous substrate.[4][5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Borodinia |
| Species: | B. dentata
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| Borodinia dentata (Raf.) P.J.Alexander & Windham
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Borodinia dentata is a short-lived herbaceous biennial.[7] It can be distinguished from other species in its area by a combination of short fruits (reaching 4.2 cm) on short pedicels (reaching 3.5 mm), which are held spreading at maturity, and its wider stem leaves (reaching > 8 mm) that have a pubescent upper surface.[4] It produces cream-colored flowers in the spring.
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (1 March 2024). "Borodinia dentata". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Arabis shortii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Borodinia dentata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ a b Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ Toothed Rock Cress Boechera dentata IllinoisWildflowers
- ^ Yatskievych, George (2006). Flora of Missouri, Volume 2. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 670.
- ^ Boechera dentata Flora of North America
