Arabis caucasica

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Arabis caucasica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Arabis
Species:
A. caucasica
Binomial name
Arabis caucasica
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Arabis albida Steven ex M.Bieb.
    • Arabis alpina var. flavescens Griseb.
    • Arabis billardieri DC.
    • Arabis caucasica subsp. flavescens (Griseb.) F.K.Mey.
    • Arabis colchica Kolak.
    • Arabis dolichothrix (N.Busch) N.Busch
    • Arabis longifolia DC.
    • Arabis olympica Sibth. ex DC.
    • Arabis sicula Steven
    • Arabis tenorei A.Huet ex Nyman
    • Arabis thyrsoidea Sm.
    • Arabis viscosa DC.
    • Cardamine viscosa S.G.Gmel. ex DC.
    • Cheiranthus mollis Hornem.
    • Crucifera albida E.H.L.Krause
    • Erysimum albidum (Steven ex M.Bieb.) Kuntze
    • Turritis verna Lam.

Arabis caucasica is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) known by the common names garden arabis,[3] mountain rock cress or Caucasian rockcress.

Distribution and habitat[edit]

It is native to Crimea, Turkey, Iran, Caucasus and the Mediterranean.[4] It grows in crevices of limestone rocks, streams and alpine meadows.[4]

Description[edit]

Arabis caucasica is an evergreen perennial herb growing up to 1 ft (0.30 m) by 1.5 ft (0.46 m).[4] It flowers in early spring and has white petals.[5]

Cultivation[edit]

It is hardy to zones 4-9 and is not frost tender. A popular ornamental garden plant for its early flowers, cultivars include the pink 'Compinkie'. Under its putative synonym A. alpina subsp. caucasica, the cultivars 'Flore Pleno' [6] and 'Schneehaube'[7] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 45 (1814)
  2. ^ "Arabis caucasica Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ^ a b c "Arabis caucasica - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  5. ^ "Arabis caucasica in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  6. ^ "Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica 'Flore Pleno'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica 'Schneehaube'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

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