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Arabis puberula

Arabis puberula Nutt.

Blue Mountain Rockcress, Silver Rock Cress, Silver Rockcress

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

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USDA Symbol: ARPU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , NV , OR , UT , WA
Native Habitat: Ledges, rocky slopes, gravelly hillsides in sagebrush, pinyon-juniper and mountain shrub communities.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
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

From the Archive

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Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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