Arabis kazbegi

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Arabis kazbegi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Arabis
Species:
A. kazbegi
Binomial name
Arabis kazbegi
Mtschkvet.

Arabis kazbegi, the Kazbegian rockcress, is a species of rockcress that is endemic to Georgia, and is known from Mtiuleti, the Devdaraki glacier, and Mount Kuro. It grows in subalpine and alpine moraines and scree at elevations of 2,500–3,200 m. It is threatened by natural disasters (especially mud streams), tourism and global climate change.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Shetekauri, S. (2014). "Arabis kazbegi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T199901A2618314. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199901A2618314.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.


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