genus
Rock-cresses
Arabis
Field notes
Children
- Arabis hirsuta 1 native
- Alpine Rock-cress present
- Garden Arabis present
- Coast Rockcress native
- Slender Rockcress native
- Spring Cress
- Eschscholtz's Hairy Rockcress native
- Waldo Rockcress native
- Fringed Rockcress introduced
- Nuttall's Rockcress native
- Prostrate Rock-cress
- Arabis serrata present
- Spreading Rockcress native
- Modest Rockcress native
- Cascade Rockcress native
- Oregon Rockcress native
- Olympics Rockcress native
- Georgia Rockcress native
- McDonald's Rockcress native
- Cross-Haired Rockcress native
- Glenwood Springs Rockcress
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native rock-cresses All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Slender Rockcress
Arabis pycnocarpa
caterpillars
12
bees
1
food
1
flowers
3
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Eschscholtz's Hairy Rockcress
Arabis eschscholtziana
caterpillars
9
food
1
flowers
3
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Coast Rockcress
Arabis blepharophylla
caterpillars
9
flowers
4
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Waldo Rockcress
Arabis aculeolata
caterpillars
8
flowers
3
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Modest Rockcress
Arabis modesta
caterpillars
8
flowers
3
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Oregon Rockcress
Arabis oregana
caterpillars
8
flowers
3
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McDonald's Rockcress
Arabis mcdonaldiana
caterpillars
8
flowers
3
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Hairy Rockcress
Arabis hirsuta
caterpillars
7
bees
1
food
6
flowers
8
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Nuttall's Rockcress
Arabis nuttallii
caterpillars
6
food
1
flowers
2
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Cascade Rockcress
Arabis furcata
caterpillars
6
flowers
3
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Cross-Haired Rockcress
Arabis crucisetosa
caterpillars
5
flowers
3
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Spreading Rockcress
Arabis patens
caterpillars
5
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Georgia Rockcress
Arabis georgiana
caterpillars
4
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Olympics Rockcress
Arabis olympica