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Darwin rockcress
Boechera lincolnensis
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G4G5
State (S-rank): S3
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Species range
Estimate from download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on April 29, 2024.
Geocat 9 observations: Extent of Occurrence: 13,424.002 km2.
Historic observations over 40 years old were not used.
Joshua tree, creosote bush, blackbrush, pinyon-juniper and sagebrush communities at 790 to 1985 m in Beaver, Juab, Iron, Kane, Millard, Tooele, and Washington counties, Utah.; Nevada and California (Welsh et al. 2015).
Threats or limiting factors
There are 9 occurrences of Boechera lincolnensis reported in Utah within the last 40 years. There are 7 of these occurrences that are within cattle grazing allotments. There is 1 occurrence near an oil or gas well location, and 1 near a retired mineral mine permit. Both of these occurrences look undisturbed from aerial imagery. All of these occurrences are near Utah roads, 5 of which are major roads and 4 of which are near multi-use trails. Drought and climate change is also a threat and likely impacting this species through out it's range (Wrobleski, 2023).
