Arabis blepharophylla
Arabis blepharophylla | |
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Vulnerable (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Arabis |
Species: | A. blepharophylla
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Binomial name | |
Arabis blepharophylla |
Arabis blepharophylla is a species of rock cress known by the common names coast rock cress and rose rock cress. It is endemic to California, growing mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area and nearby low-elevation California Coast Ranges.
Description[]
The plant sends up thin, hairy stems from a basal rosette of fuzzy leaves. It bears small flowers with four bright purplish-pink petals.
Cultivation[]
It is uncommon in the wild but is often grown as an attractive, sweet-scented flowering garden plant. There are several cultivars bred for garden use. The cultivar 'Frühlingszauber' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Arabis blepharophylla 'Frühlingszauber'". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
External links[]
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Categories:
- NatureServe vulnerable species
- Arabis
- Endemic flora of California
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Garden plants of North America
- Brassicales stubs