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Arabis platysperma

Arabis platysperma A. Gray

Pioneer Rock Cress, Pioneer Rockcress

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ARPL

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 14 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , NV , OR
Native Habitat: Rock outcrops and gravelly soil in dry pine forests and lodgepole-chaparral woodlands.

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

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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