Arabis scabra
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| Dried pressed specimen of Arabis scabra in the Neuchâtel Herbarium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Arabis |
| Species: | A. scabra
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| Binomial name | |
| Arabis scabra | |
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Arabis scabra, the Bristol rockcress, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is a perennial native to France, Great Britain, Spain and Switzerland.[1] It is generally a montane Mediterranean species, native to the Pyrenees of France and Spain and the Iberian mountains of northern and northeastern Spain, as well as the mountains of southeastern France and the southwestern Alps. It grows in shallow soils, on scree, and on rock edges in open woodland, typically on limestone.[2]
In England it is native only to the Bristol region, including the Avon Gorge.[3] It grows in shallow soils, scree and rocky ledges.[3] It has been introduced to other locations in England, with populations usually being short-lived, with the exception of Combwich, where it can still be found.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Arabis scabra All". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Koch MA, Möbus J, Klöcker CA, Lippert S, Ruppert L, Kiefer C. The Quaternary evolutionary history of Bristol rock cress (Arabis scabra, Brassicaceae), a Mediterranean element with an outpost in the north-western Atlantic region. Annals of Botany 2020 Jun 19;126(1):103-118. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa053. PMID: 32211750; PMCID: PMC7304472.
- ^ a b c "Arabis scabra | Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora". www.brc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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