Planodes virginicum (Linnaeus) E.L. Greene. Virginia-cress, Sibara. Phen: Feb-Jun. Hab: Disturbed areas, fields, roadsides; a native weed, presumably much more common now than formerly. Dist: VA west to IL, IA, and KS, south to FL and TX; the original distribution uncertain.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, Fl4, FNA7, K3, Va, Rollins (1993); = Arabis virginica (L.) Poir. – GrPl, S, S13; = n/a – Pa, Tat; = Planodes virginica – Il, K4, Mo2, Tn, orthographic variant; = Sibara virginica (L.) Rollins – C, F, G, K1, NcTx, RAB, Tx, W, WH3, WV, Al-Shehbaz (1988a)

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
• Great Plains: FAC
• Midwest: FACU
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily: 9