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Beckwith's rockcress
Scientific Name: Arabis beckwithii
Family: Brassicaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Beckwith's Rockcress (Arabis beckwithii)
Arabis beckwithii, commonly known as Beckwith's rockcress, is a perennial forb/herb belonging to the Brassicaceae (Mustard) family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Arabis beckwithii S. Watson
- Common Name: Beckwith's rockcress
- Rank: Species
- Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Synonym: Boechera beckwithii (S. Wats.) Dorn
- Note: Some sources list Arabis beckwithii S. Watson as "not an accepted name."
Distribution and Habitat
Beckwith's rockcress is not native to California. It appears in the United States.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Beckwith's rockcress is a perennial herb.
- It is a forb/herb, meaning it is a non-woody plant that is not a grass.
- The aerial parts of the plant may die back during the coldest months, with new stems and leaves emerging quickly in the spring.
Related Species
The text mentions several other rockcress species, including:
- Arabis aculeolata (Waldo Rockcress)
- Arabis alpina (Alpine Rock-cress)
- Arabis breweri pecuniaria (Brewer's rockcress)
- Arabis davidsonii davidsonii (Davidson's rockcress)
- Arabis pendulina (Rabbitear rockcress)
- Arabis schistacea (Divided rockcress)
- Arabis suffrutescens var. suffrutescens (Woody rockcress)
- Arabis pulchra var. gracilis (Beautiful Rockcress)
- Arabis holboellii (Holboell's rockcress)
- Arabis bodiensis (Bodie Hills rockcress)
- Arabis cobrensis
- Arabis albida
Further Information
- Discover Life offers pages about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Arabis beckwithii.
- Taxonomic information is available from the British Database of World Flora and Fauna.
- Species information can be found on Wikimedia.