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nodding rockcress

Scientific Name: Arabis demissa var. languida

Family: Brassicaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Nodding Rockcress (Arabis demissa)

Considerations for Pets

  • The plant grows from a caudex, sometimes woody.
  • It loses its aerial part during the coldest months.
  • Mentioned as a forb/herb which is a non-woody plant that is not a grass.
  • Has empty seed pods.

Common Names

  • Nodding Rockcress
  • Nodding Rock Cress

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Arabis demissa Greene
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Family: Cruciferae
  • Synonyms:
    • Boechera demissa (Greene) W.A. Weber
    • Boechera languida (Rollins) Windham & Al-Shehbaz (Taxonomic status: Synonym of)
  • Varieties:
    • Arabis demissa var. languida Rollins

Distribution and Habitat

  • Mentioned in reference to Montana's Bitterroot Valley within the MPG Ranch.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • It is a forb/herb, which means it is a non-woody plant that is not a grass.
  • Perennial, short- to long-lived.
  • Stems are usually 2-6 per caudex branch, arising from the margin of the rosette near the ground.
  • Reaches up to 2 meters in height.
  • Not an evergreen, loses its aerial part during the coldest months.

Further Information

  • niiss.org: Browse/Organism/Organ species profile, habitat, control, invasion &amp life history.