Arabis caucasica

Arabis caucasica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Arabis
Species:	A. caucasica
Binomial name
	Arabis caucasica; Willd.
Synonyms
	List Arabis albida Steven ex M.Bieb.; Arabis alpina var. flavescens Griseb.; Arabis billardieri DC.; Arabis caucasica subsp. flavescens (Griseb.) F.K.Mey.; Arabis colchica Kolak.; Arabis dolichothrix (N.Busch) N.Busch; Arabis longifolia DC.; Arabis olympica Sibth. ex DC.; Arabis sicula Steven; Arabis tenorei A.Huet ex Nyman; Arabis thyrsoidea Sm.; Arabis viscosa DC.; Cardamine viscosa S.G.Gmel. ex DC.; Cheiranthus mollis Hornem.; Crucifera albida E.H.L.Krause; Erysimum albidum (Steven ex M.Bieb.) Kuntze; Turritis verna Lam.; ;

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.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to Crimea, Turkey, Iran, Caucasus and the Mediterranean.^[4] It grows in crevices of limestone rocks, streams and alpine meadows.^[4]

Description

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]

Cultivation

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.

References

^ Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 45 (1814)
^ "Arabis caucasica Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Arabis caucasica - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
^ "Arabis caucasica in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ "Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica 'Flore Pleno'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ "Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica 'Schneehaube'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

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[1] Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 45 (1814)

[2] "Arabis caucasica Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

[BSBI07-3] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[:0-4] "Arabis caucasica - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.

[5] "Arabis caucasica in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-09-13.

[6] "Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica 'Flore Pleno'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[7] "Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica 'Schneehaube'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

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