Brassicaceae

Eschscholtz's hairy rockcress

Arabis eschscholtziana Andrz.

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Arabis

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Eschscholtz's hairy rockcress (Arabis eschscholtziana) — FlowerPhoto: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Eschscholtz's hairy rockcress

Synonyms

Arabis hirsuta subsp. eschscholtziana (Andrz. ex Ledeb.) Hultén
Arabis hirsuta var. eschscholtziana (Andrz. ex Ledeb.) Rollins
Arabis hirsuta var. glabrata Torr. & A.Gray
Arabis rupestris Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Turritis spathulata Nutt.

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Conquest, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Sowers, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: pynklynx, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: pynklynx, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Timothy McNitt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Laura Holloway, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.