Arabis caucasica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Arabis |
Species: | A. caucasica
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Binomial name | |
Arabis caucasica | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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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.
It is native to Crimea, Turkey, Iran, Caucasus and the Mediterranean. [4] It grows in crevices of limestone rocks, streams and alpine meadows. [4]
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]
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.
Arabis caucasica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Arabis |
Species: | A. caucasica
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Binomial name | |
Arabis caucasica | |
Synonyms [2] | |
List
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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.
It is native to Crimea, Turkey, Iran, Caucasus and the Mediterranean. [4] It grows in crevices of limestone rocks, streams and alpine meadows. [4]
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]
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.