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Arabis sparsiflora var. sparsiflora

Arabis sparsiflora Nutt. var. sparsiflora

Sicklepod Rock Cress, Sicklepod Rockcress

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Arabis arcoidea, Arabis peramoena, Arabis sparsiflora var. peramoena, Boechera sparsiflora

USDA Symbol: ARSPS2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 32 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Lavender to purple, rarely white.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , ID , NV , OR , UT , WA
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Rocky slopes, clay hills, sandy soil in sagebrush and mountain shrub communities, meadows and open conifer forests.

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

Metadata

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

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