Yosemitea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. The only species is Yosemitea repanda, commonly known as Yosemite rockcress. Synonyms include Arabis repanda S. Watson and Boechera repanda (S. Watson) Al-Shehbaz. I.A. Al-Shehbaz. 2003. Transfer of most North America species of Arabis to Boechera (Brassicaceae). Novon 13: 3981-391.
It is native to California and Nevada in the southwestern United States. It grows in the Sierra Nevada, high North Coast Ranges, and the western Transverse, San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto mountains of southern California, from 1400 to 3600 meters elevation. Typical habitats include rock outcrops, talus slopes, gravelly soil in meadows, and open pine forest.
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