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Arabis alpina subsp. alpina

Alpine Rockcress
Also known as: Arabidium alpestre Spach +19 more
  • Arabidium alpestre Spach
  • Arabidium saxeticola (Jord.) Fourr.
  • Arabis albida var. elata Sprague
  • Arabis alpina f. impudica Greuter & Zaffran
  • Arabis alpina f. nana (DC.) Bolzon
  • Arabis alpina f. phyllopetala Fernald
  • Arabis alpina subsp. cantabrica (Leresche & Levier) Greuter & Burdet
  • Arabis alpina subsp. lerchenfeldiana (Schur) Nyman
  • Arabis alpina subsp. merinoi (Pau) Silva Pando, Rodr.Gracia & Valdés Berm.
  • Arabis alpina var. clusiana (Schrank) DC.
  • Arabis alpina var. corsica Rouy & Foucaud
  • Arabis alpina var. crispata (Willd.) Rouy & Foucaud
  • Arabis alpina var. declinata Tausch
  • Arabis alpina var. meruensis (O.E.Schulz) Pic.Serm.
  • Arabis alpina var. minor Lange
  • Arabis alpina var. nana DC.
  • Arabis alpina var. pseudosicula Briq.
  • Arabis alpina var. saxeticola (Jord.) Rouy & Foucaud
  • Arabis alpina var. verlotii Rouy & Foucaud
  • Arabis canescens Brocchi
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
  • Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.

Arabis alpina subsp. alpina (commonly known as Alpine Rockcress) is a shrub within the Brassicaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this subspecies is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Arabis alpina, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kenya, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Norway, Nunavut, Poland, Québec, Romania, Rwanda, Somalia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia, Zaïre

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina South, Baltic States, Buryatiya, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya
Base Species & Variations

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