Plants Profile for Arabis shortii (Short's rockcress)

General Information
Symbol:	ARSH2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Brassicaceae
Duration:	Biennial Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 180. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
ARDE8	Arabis dentata (Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray
ARDEP	Arabis dentata (Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray var. phalacrocarpa M. Hopkins
ARPEP2	Arabis perstellata E.L. Braun var. phalacrocarpa (M. Hopkins) Fernald
ARPES	Arabis perstellata E.L. Braun var. shortii Fernald
ARSHP	Arabis shortii (Fernald) Gleason var. phalacrocarpa (M. Hopkins) Steyerm.
BODE3	Boechera dentata (Raf.) Al-Shehbaz & Zarucchi
BOSH	Boechera shortii (Fernald) Al-Shehbaz	Short's rockcress
IODE	Iodanthus dentatus (Torr.) Greene
SIDE7	Sisymbrium dentatum Torr.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Capparales
Family	Brassicaceae ⁄ Cruciferae – Mustard family
Genus	Arabis L. – rockcress
Species	Arabis shortii (Fernald) Gleason – Short's rockcress

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Maryland Short's rockcress Threatened
New York toothed rock-cress Endangered
Tennessee Short's rock-cress Special Concern

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Synonyms

BODE3 Boechera dentata (Raf.) Al-Shehbaz & Zarucchi

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACU
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACU
Great Plains	UPL
Midwest	UPL
Northcentral & Northeast	UPL