Boechera retrofracta   secund rockcress
           (Alt: Arabis holboelii )
  
Brassicaceae (Alt: Cruciferae )
native                      herbaceous           
Distribution: Conifer Zone, West Valley, Mid Elevation

UW Burke Herbarium Link: Boechera retrofracta
USDA Plants Link: Boechera retrofracta   (ARHOR)
Flora of North America Link: Boechera retrofracta


Secund rockcress is our common local Boechera that has sharply reflexed pedicels at maturity, with the slender fruit usually hanging on one side (secund).  It is most frequently encountered in the Conifer Zone.  The species was previously encompassed in a broadly defined Arabis holboelii, but both the genus and species have been split into finer units.