Scientific or common name:

Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. arctica (Böcher) Rollins

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BRASSICACEAE - Mustard family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. arctica (Böcher) Rollins
Rank: subspecies
See: ► Neotorularia humilis (C.A. Mey.) Hedge & J. Léonard

Images of Braya humilis subsp. arctica

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Common names

U.S. name: Low northern-rockcress

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Biennial, Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Neotorularia humilis (C.A. Mey.) Hedge & J. Léonard
= Arabidopsis novae-angliae (Rydb.) Britton
= Arabidopsis richardsonii (Rydb.) Rydb.
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob.
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. abbei Böcher
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. ellesmerensis J.G. Harris
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. maccallae J.G. Harris
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. porsildii J.G. Harris
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. richardsonii (Rydb.) Hultén
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. ventosa Rollins
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. abbei (Böcher) B. Boivin
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. arctica (Böcher) B. Boivin
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. interior (Böcher) B. Boivin
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. laurentiana (Böcher) B. Boivin
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. leiocarpa (Trautv.) Fernald
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. novae-angliae (Rydb.) Fernald
= Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. ventosa (Rollins) B. Boivin
= Braya intermedia T.J. Sørensen
= Braya novae-angliae (Rydb.) T.J. Sørensen
= Braya novae-angliae (Rydb.) T.J. Sørensen var. interior Böcher
= Braya novae-angliae (Rydb.) T.J. Sørensen var. laurentiana Böcher
= Braya richardsonii (Rydb.) Fernald
= Pilosella novae-angliae Rydb.
= Pilosella richardsonii Rydb.
= Sisymbrium humile C.A. Mey.
= Torularia arctica (Böcher) A. Löve & D. Löve
= Torularia humilis (C.A. Mey.) O.E. Schulz
= Torularia humilis (C.A. Mey.) O.E. Schulz ssp. arctica Böcher

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Capparales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Braya
Species:

1) Braya alpina Sternb. & Hoppe var. americana (Hook.) S. Watson 2) Braya alpina Sternb. & Hoppe var. glabella (Richardson) S. Watson 3) Braya americana (Hook.) Fernald 4) Braya arctica Hook. 5) Braya bartlettiana Jordal 6) Braya fernaldii Abbe 7) Braya glabella Richardson 8) Braya glabella Richardson ssp. glabella 9) Braya glabella Richardson ssp. prostrata J.G. Harris 10) Braya glabella Richardson ssp. purpurascens (R. Br.) Cody 11) Braya henryae Raup 12) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. 13) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. abbei Böcher 14) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. arctica (Böcher) Rollins 15) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. ellesmerensis J.G. Harris 16) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. maccallae J.G. Harris 17) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. porsildii J.G. Harris 18) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. richardsonii (Rydb.) Hultén 19) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. ventosa Rollins 20) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. abbei (Böcher) B. Boivin 21) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. americana (Hook.) B. Boivin 22) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. arctica (Böcher) B. Boivin 23) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. glabella (Richardson) B. Boivin 24) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. interior (Böcher) B. Boivin 25) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. laurentiana (Böcher) B. Boivin 26) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. leiocarpa (Trautv.) Fernald 27) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. novae-angliae (Rydb.) Fernald 28) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. ventosa (Rollins) B. Boivin 29) Braya intermedia T.J. Sørensen 30) Braya linearis Rouy 31) Braya longii Fernald 32) Braya novae-angliae (Rydb.) T.J. Sørensen 33) Braya novae-angliae (Rydb.) T.J. Sørensen var. interior Böcher 34) Braya novae-angliae (Rydb.) T.J. Sørensen var. laurentiana Böcher 35) Braya pilosa Hook. 36) Braya pilosa Hook. ssp. thorild-wulffii (Ostenf.) V.V. Petrovsky 37) Braya purpurascens (R. Br.) Bunge 38) Braya purpurascens (R. Br.) Bunge ssp. pilosa (Hook.) Hultén 39) Braya purpurascens (R. Br.) Bunge ssp. thorild-wulffii (Ostenf.) Hultén 40) Braya purpurascens (R. Br.) Bunge var. fernaldii (Abbe) B. Boivin 41) Braya purpurascens (R. Br.) Bunge var. longii (Fernald) B. Boivin 42) Braya purpurascens (R. Br.) Bunge var. thorild-wulffii (Ostenf.) B. Boivin 43) Braya richardsonii (Rydb.) Fernald 44) Braya thorild-wulffii Ostenf. 45) Braya thorild-wulffii Ostenf. ssp. glabrata J.G. Harris 46) Braya thorild-wulffii Ostenf. ssp. thorild-wulffii

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AK, CO, MI, MT, VA, VT, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, YT), DEN (GL)


Map for Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. ssp. arctica (Böcher) Rollins
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Brassicaceae)
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1) Achroschizocarpus (candytuft) 2) Aethionema (aurinia) 3) Alliaria 4) Alyssoides 5) Alyssum (madwort) 6) Anelsonia 7) Aphragmus 8) Arabidopsis (rockcress) 9) Arabis (rockcress) 10) Armoracia 11) Athysanus (sandweed) 12) Aubrieta (lilacbush) 13) Aurinia 14) Barbarea (yellowrocket) 15) Berteroa (false madwort) 16) Boechera (rockcress) 17) Brassica (mustard) 18) Braya (northern-rockcress) 19) Bunias (wartycabbage) 20) Bursa (capsella) 21) Cakile (searocket) 22) Calepina (ballmustard) 23) Camelina (false flax) 24) Campe (yellowrocket) 25) Capsella 26) Carara (swinecress) 27) Cardamine (bittercress) 28) Cardaminopsis 29) Cardaria (whitetop) 30) Caulanthus (wild cabbage) 31) Caulostramina 32) Cheiranthus (wallflower) 33) Cheirinia (wallflower) 34) Chlorocrambe 35) Chorispora 36) Christolea 37) Cleome (princesplume) 38) Clypeola (madwort) 39) Cochlearia (scurvygrass) 40) Cochleariopsis (scurvygrass) 41) Coelophragmus (hedgemustard) 42) Coincya (star-mustard) 43) Conringia 44) Coronopus (swinecress) 45) Crambe 46) Cusickiella 47) Dentaria (bittercress) 48) Descurainia (tansymustard) 49) Dimorphocarpa (spectaclepod) 50) Diplotaxis (wallrocket) 51) Disaccanthus (twistflower) 52) Dithyrea (shieldpod) 53) Draba 54) Dryopetalon 55) Ermania 56) Erophila (draba) 57) Eruca (rocketsalad) 58) Erucastrum (dogmustard) 59) Erysimum (wallflower) 60) Euclidium (mustard) 61) Eutrema 62) Glaucocarpum (waxfruit mustard) 63) Greggia (fanmustard) 64) Guillenia (mustard) 65) Halimolobos (fissurewort) 66) Hesperidanthus (plainsmustard) 67) Hesperis (rocket) 68) Heterodraba 69) Hirschfeldia 70) Hornungia 71) Hutchinsia 72) Hutera (star-mustard) 73) Hymenolobus 74) Hymenophysa (whitetop) 75) Iberis (candytuft) 76) Idahoa 77) Iodanthus 78) Ionopsidium 79) Isatis (woad) 80) Koniga (lobularia) 81) Leavenworthia (gladecress) 82) Lepidium (pepperweed) 83) Lesquerella (bladderpod) 84) Lobularia 85) Lunaria 86) Lyrocarpa (lyrepod) 87) Malcolmia 88) Mancoa 89) Matthiola (stock) 90) Melanidion (candytuft) 91) Microthlaspi (pennycress) 92) Moricandia 93) Myagrum 94) Nasturtium 95) Neobeckia (lakecress) 96) Neolepia (pepperweed) 97) Neotorularia 98) Nerisyrenia (fanmustard) 99) Neslia 100) Neuroloma (parrya) 101) Noccaea 102) Norta (hedgemustard) 103) Parrya 104) Pennellia (mock thelypody) 105) Phoenicaulis 106) Physaria (twinpod) 107) Pilosella 108) Polyctenium (combleaf) 109) Radicula (armoracia) 110) Raphanus (radish) 111) Rapistrum (bastardcabbage) 112) Rhynchosinapis (star-mustard) 113) Rorippa (yellowcress) 114) Schoenocrambe (plainsmustard) 115) Selenia 116) Sibara (winged rockcress) 117) Sibaropsis 118) Sinapis (mustard) 119) Sisymbrium (hedgemustard) 120) Smelowskia (candytuft) 121) Sophia (tansymustard) 122) Stanfordia 123) Stanleya (princesplume) 124) Stanleyella (thelypody) 125) Streptanthella 126) Streptanthus (twistflower) 127) Stroganowia 128) Subularia (awlwort) 129) Synthlipsis 130) Teesdalia (shepardscress) 131) Thellungiella (saltwater cress) 132) Thelypodiopsis (tumblemustard) 133) Thelypodium (thelypody) 134) Thlaspi (pennycress) 135) Thysanocarpus (fringepod) 136) Torularia 137) Tropidocarpum 138) Turritis (rockcress) 139) Twisselmannia 140) Vesicaria (bladderpod) 141) Warea (pinelandcress) 142) Wasabia

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Common names (Braya)
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1) (no name) 2) Fernald's northern rockcress (Braya fernaldii) 3) Greenland northern rockcress (Braya thorild-wulffii) 4) Hairy braya (Braya pilosa) 5) Long's northern rockcress (Braya longii) 6) Low northern-rockcress (Braya humilis subsp. arctica) 7) Narrowfruit braya (Braya linearis) 8) Smooth northern-rockcress (Braya glabella)

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More species:
1) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. interior (Böcher) B. Boivin [144]
2) Braya humilis (C.A. Mey.) B.L. Rob. var. laurentiana (Böcher) B. Boivin [94]
3) Braya richardsonii (Rydb.) Fernald [92]
4) Breidleria arcuata (Molendo) Loeske [112]
5) Breweria humistrata (Walter) A. Gray [89]
6) Breynia nivosa (W. Bull) Small [95]
7) Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt. [303]
8) Briza humilis M. Bieb. [313]
9) Briza stricta (Hook. & Arn.) Steud. [144]
10) Brodiaea lutea (Lindl.) Morton var. cookii (Hoover) Munz [91]

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