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Brassicaceae
Arabis

not marked as a favorite taxon *Arabis caucasica Willdenow. Common name: Wall Rockcress, Gray Rockcress. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Cultivated, possibly persistent (not definitely documented for our area). Distribution: Introduced in Kentucky and Tennessee (Kartesz 1999, 2010) and Illinois (Mohlenbrock 2014); perhaps not naturalized and merely collected from gardens or weakly spreading.

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Origin/Endemic status: W. Asia

Other Comments: {not definitely documented as naturalized in our area}

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA7, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NS, NY, POWO, Rollins (1993); ? Arabis alpina L., misapplied; ? Arabis alpina L. var. albida (Steven ex Jacq.) Paol. Basionym: Arabis caucasica Willdenow 1814

Links to other floras: = Arabis caucasica - FNA7

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

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