Flower ID: IMG_2144.JPG-07-04-2019 Flower name (scientific): Borodinia laevigata (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) P.J.Alexander & Windham PY: 2013. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) bor-o-DIN-ee-uh lee-vih-GAY-tuh Flower name (common): Smooth Rock Cress Family name (common): Mustard Family name (scientific): Brassicaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Possibly named to honor the Russian botanist Ivan Parfenievich Borodin (1847 - 1930), founding president of the Russian Botanical Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1916 - 1930). Specific epithet: From the Latin for smooth, referencing the absence of hairs or roughness. Common name origin: Smooth comes from the absence of hairs or roughness. Cress is a common name for a number of plants having edible leaves that have a bitter flavor. The term rockcress is used for several species of small plants that are cultivated as an ornamental for rock gardens (OED). Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.3 inches (3 to 8 mm) Petal count: 4 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Size: 12 to 40 inches (30 to 102 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple Size: Basal leaves up to 9 cm long and 2 cm wide. Cauline leaves 5 to 15 cm long and about 2.5 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, (basal) obovate to oblanceolate (FNA), (cauline) lanceolate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): May to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Biennial Habitat: Hillsides, rocky slopes of bluffs, mesic woodlands, shade or part shade or sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Borodinia missouriensis and Boechera grahamii are similar. Borodinia laevigata has sepals that are usually 2.5-4.0 mm long and petals that are 3-5 mm long. Borodinia missouriensis has petals mostly two times longer than the sepals; sepals 3-5 mm long, petals 6-9 mm long. Boechera grahamii has petals 5.5 to 8 mm long. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.799482 Longitude: -91.505612 Altitude: 248.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Brown, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Florence, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Manitowoc, Marathon, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Ozaukee, Pierce, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Turritis laevigata Muhlenberg ex Willdenow Sp. Pl. 3: 543. 1801. Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym(s): Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed