Brassicaceae
Hairy rockcress
Arabis hirsuta
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Arabis
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Common names
By language (22)
- arz
- ارابيس هرسوتا
- Bangla
- আরবিস হিরসুতা
- Belarusian
- Разуха шурпатая
- Bulgarian
- Влакнеста гъшарка
- Chinese
- 硬毛南芥, 毛南芥, 毛筷子芥, 野南芥菜, 紫花硬毛南芥
- Czech
- Huseník chlupatý
- Danish
- Stivhåret kalkkarse
- Dutch
- Ruige scheefkelk
- English
- Hairy rockcress
- Estonian
- Kare hanerohi
- Finnish
- Jäykkäpitkäpalko
- French
- Arabette hérissée, Arabette hirsute
- German
- Rauhaarige Gänsekresse, Behaarte Gänsekresse, Rauhe Gänsekresse, Rauhhaarige Gänsekresse
- gv
- Burley garroo
- hsb
- Kosmata husowka
- Japanese
- ヤマハタザオ, 山旗竿
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Bergskrinneblom
- Polish
- Gęsiówka szorstkowłosista
- Slovak
- Arábka chlpatá
- Slovenian
- Dlakavi repnjak
- Swedish
- Lundtrav
- Welsh
- Berwr-y-cerrig blewog
Synonyms
- Arabidopsis yadungensis K.C.Kuan & C.H.An
- Arabis accedens Jord.
- Arabis collisparsa Jord.
- Arabis conferta Willd. ex Rchb.
- Arabis contracta Spenn.
- Arabis curtisiliqua DC.
- Arabis glastifolia Rchb.
- Arabis gracilescens Jord.
- Arabis hibernica Wilmott
- Arabis hirsuta f. americana J.Tuzson
- Arabis hirsuta f. angustifolia (Vis.) Nikolic
- Arabis hirsuta f. banffica J.Tuzson
- Arabis hirsuta f. crepidifolia J.Tuzson
- Arabis hirsuta f. exauriculata Kurtz
- Arabis hirsuta f. gracilis J.Tuzson
- Arabis hirsuta f. grandiflora J.Tuzson
- Arabis hirsuta f. iowensis J.Tuzson
- Arabis hirsuta f. krausei J.Tuzson
- Arabis hirsuta f. laevis J.Tuzson
- Arabis hirsuta f. lilacina J.Tuzson
- Arabis hirsuta f. novomexicana J.Tuzson
- Arabis hirsuta f. platystigma Beck
- Arabis hirsuta f. subexauriculata Kurtz
- Arabis hirsuta f. subsetosa J.Tuzson
- Arabis hirsuta subsp. nipponica (Franch. & Sav.) Kitam.
- Arabis hirsuta subsp. sessilifolia Gaudin
- Arabis hirsuta var. minshallii B.Boivin
- Arabis hirsuta var. ovata (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray
- Arabis hirsuta var. purpurea Y.Z.Lan & T.Y.Cheo
- Arabis hirtella Jord.
- Arabis idanensis Jord.
- Arabis incana Roth
- Arabis marschalliana hort. ex Steud.
- Arabis montana Lam.
- Arabis nemoralis C.A.Mey.
- Arabis nemoralis Steud.
- Arabis petricola Jord.
- Arabis platystigma (Beck) Beck
- Arabis propera Jord.
- Arabis propinqua Jord.
and 17 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 219 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: introduced, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Валерия Ковалева, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marcello Manara, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Felix Seebauer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: clarko13, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Phillip Neal, 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.