Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Arabis cusickii

Arabis cusickii S. Watson

Cusick's Rock Cress, Cusick's Rockcress

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ARCU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 15 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May
Bloom Notes: White to lavender.

Distribution

USA: ID , NV , OR , WA
Native Habitat: Basaltic bluffs, rocky slopes, rock crevices, gravelly hillsides, sagebrush hills, outcrops of volcanic rock.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Arabis cusickii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Arabis cusickii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Arabis cusickii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-27
Research By: CBR

Go back