Taxonomy
Family: Brassicaceae
Habitat
Dry woods and fields. Dunes.
Associates
Distribution
VT west to AK, south to VA, KY, MO, and to GA in mountains.
Morphology
Biennial or perennial, 30-40 cm. Basal leaves spatulate, 2-4 cm, entire to pinnately lobed; cauline leaves narrow. Flowers white, pedicels spreading to ascending, petals 4.
Notes
Flowers April to September
Wetland Indicator: Facultative Upland -
Also called rock cress, as it can be found growing on rocks in dry woods.
References
Gleason, Henry A.
and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States
and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
Swink, F. and G.
Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
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