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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 & life history.