BERBERIDACEAE -- Barberry Family - New Mexico Flores

Scientific Name:
Arabis fendleri
Size:
25 - 60 cm
BRASSICACEAE -- Mustard Family
Description:
Erect perennial herb, stems 1 to several, hairy at
the base, glabrous above. Basal leaves with
petioles, oblanceolate, 2 - 6 cm long, 1 - 10 mm
wide, surfaces with simple or forked hairs or
glabrous, edges smooth to toothed, with hairs.
Stem leaves oblong to lanceolate, sessile, bases
clasping the stem, 1 - 4 cm long, 2 - 8 mm wide,
with smooth edges. Flowers perfect, on
glabrous stalks, in a loose cluster at stem end.
Petals 4, spatulate, 5 - 8 mm long, 2 - 3 mm
wide. Stamens 6, 4 equal, 2 shorter. Fruit a
slender glabrous pod, 3 - 6 cm long, 1 - 3 mm
wide, hanging down, divided into 2
compartments by a thin membrane.
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Common Name:
Fendler’s rockcress
Color:
Lavender to pink or white
Notes:
The word “cress” is commonly applied to
members of the mustard family. Rockcress is a
mustard that prefers habitat with areas of rocks
interspersed with soil. Fendler’s rockcress is an
early bloomer, flowering from April into June
between 5000 and 8000 ft.
New Mexico Native