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Gunnison County rockcress
Scientific Name: Arabis pallidifolia
Family: Brassicaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Gunnison County Rockcress (Arabis pallidifolia)
The Gunnison County Rockcress, scientifically known as Arabis pallidifolia, is a forb/herb belonging to the Brassicaceae (Mustard) family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Arabis pallidifolia Rollins
- Common Name: Gunnison County Rockcress
- Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
- Synonyms: Boechera pallidifolia (Rollins) W.A. Weber
- Alternative Scientific Name: *Boechera gunnisoniana*
Morphology and Growth Habits
- Classified as a forb/herb, indicating it's a non-woody plant that isn't a grass.
- The aerial parts of the plant typically dry out during the coldest periods of the year, with regrowth occurring in the following spring.
Distribution and Habitat
- Primarily found in Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Mentioned in reference to specific locations such as Glenwood Springs and the Canyon of the Long Branch, south of Sargents, Gunnison County, Colorado.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Rockcress (*Arabis drummondi*) is a host plant for caterpillars.
Further Information
- Images are available by Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte at Bugwood.org, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License.
- Taxonomic information can be found in the British Database of World Flora and Fauna.
- More information is available on Garden Guides.
- Species page from Forestry
- Species page from the Flora of the Isle of Skye