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Neotorularia humilis

Neotorularia humilis (C.A. Mey.) Hedge & J. Léonard

Alpine Northern-rockcress, Low Northern-rockcress

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Arabidopsis novae-angliae, Arabidopsis richardsonii, Braya humilis, Braya humilis ssp. abbei, Braya humilis ssp. arctica, Braya humilis ssp. ellesmerensis, Braya humilis ssp. maccallae, Braya humilis ssp. porsildii, Braya humilis ssp. richardsonii, Braya humilis ssp. ventosa, Braya humilis var. abbei, Braya humilis var. arctica, Braya humilis var. interior, Braya humilis var. laurentiana, Braya humilis var. leiocarpa, Braya humilis var. novae-angliae, Braya humilis var. ventosa, Braya intermedia, Braya novae-angliae, Braya novae-angliae var. interior, Braya novae-angliae var. laurentiana, Braya richardsonii, Pilosella novae-angliae, Pilosella richardsonii, Sisymbrium humile, Torularia arctica, Torularia humilis, Torularia humilis ssp. arctica

USDA Symbol: NEHU2

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AK , CO , MI , MT , VA , VT , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NL , NT , NU , ON , QC , YT
Native Habitat: Sandy, gravelly soil along streams, lakeshores, roadsides, moraines, open stony slopes, dolomite cliffs and slopes, limestone ledges, solifluction soils.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		FAC	UPL		UPL				FACU	UPL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 Neotorularia humilis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Neotorularia humilis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Neotorularia humilis

Metadata

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

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