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Boechera breweri

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Boechera breweri
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B. breweri
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Boechera breweri

Boechera breweri is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Brewer's rockcress. It is native to southern Oregon and northern California, where it grows in rocky areas in mountains and valleys. This is a perennial herb growing from a woody, branching caudex. It produces hairy, erect stems to up to about 20 centimeters tall. There is a basal clump of leaves around the caudex. They are oval-shaped and up to 3 centimeters long. They are coated in forked hairs. There are also a few leaves farther up the plant with bases that clasp the stem. The flowers have dark purple sepals and lighter purple petals. The fruit is a long, thin, ascending silique up to 6.5 centimeters long. The flowers have thick pinkish-purple sepals and spoon-shaped pink to purple petals. The fruit is a long, narrow, purple silique which may be many centimeters long.