Brassicaceae
Spreading rockcress
Arabis patens
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Arabis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Spreading rockcress
Synonyms
- Boechera patens (Sull.) Al-Shehbaz
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 41 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: botanygirl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: botanygirl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: botanygirl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bob Schwartz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: askalotl, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Beevers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: botanygirl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bob Schwartz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: botanygirl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: botanygirl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.