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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Brassicaceae
Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop.
hairy rock-cress
Arabis: a Greek word used for "mustard" or "cress," and the Greek word for Arabia, perhaps referring to the ability of these plants to grow in rocky or sandy soils (?)
hirsuta: covered with hair
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, biennial/perennial, 8"-32" tall forb; lower stems hairy |
| Flower: | white, 4-parted, 1/8"-1/3"; inflorescence a loose cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers |
| Fruit: | long, thin, flat pods pointing upward on stalks with a hairy base; seeds in 1 row |
| Leaf: | lance-like, clasping, hairy |
| Habitat: | woods, streambanks |
| (Glossary) |
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