Genus: Arabis

eared-rockcress

Several species in New England once considered to belong to the traditional genus Arabis have been placed into three other genera on the basis of genetic evidence: Arabidopsis, Boechera, and Turritis (Al-Shehbaz 2003).

Family

Brassicaceae (mustard family)

This Genus’s Species in New England:

• Arabis procurrens
• Arabis pycnocarpa

Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key