Arabis caucasica

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Arabis caucasica
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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 albidaSteven ex M.Bieb.
    • Arabis alpina var. flavescensGriseb.
    • Arabis billardieriDC.
    • Arabis caucasica subsp. flavescens(Griseb.) F.K.Mey.
    • Arabis colchicaKolak.
    • Arabis dolichothrix(N.Busch) N.Busch
    • Arabis longifoliaDC.
    • Arabis olympicaSibth. ex DC.
    • Arabis siculaSteven
    • Arabis tenoreiA.Huet ex Nyman
    • Arabis thyrsoideaSm.
    • Arabis viscosaDC.
    • Cardamine viscosaS.G.Gmel. ex DC.
    • Cheiranthus mollisHornem.
    • Crucifera albidaE.H.L.Krause
    • Erysimum albidum(Steven ex M.Bieb.) Kuntze
    • Turritis vernaLam.

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.

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Distribution and habitat

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

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

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

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