Biology:Arabis blepharophylla
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Short description: Species of plant
| Arabis blepharophylla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 Hook. & Arn.
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Arabis blepharophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, 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.[1]
This herbaceous perennial[2] that sends up thin, hairy stems from a basal rosette of fuzzy leaves. It bears small flowers with four bright purplish-pink petals.
Uncommon in the wild, it 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.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Rix, Alison (2012-03-30). "Joseph Hooker and Curtis's Botanical Magazine". Curtis's Botanical Magazine 29 (1): 86–104. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8748.2012.01773.x. ISSN 1355-4905. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8748.2012.01773.x.
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ARBL.
- ↑ "Arabis blepharophylla 'Frühlingszauber'". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/112688/Arabis-blepharophylla-Fruhlingszauber/Details. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arabis blepharophylla. |
Wikidata ☰ Q159779 entry
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