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Brassicaceae

Nakedstem wallflower

Parrya nudicaulis (L.) Boiss.

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Parrya

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Nakedstem wallflower: Flowering Parrya nudicaulis blooms amidst a background of prolific crowberries (aka blackberries) on the Arctic tundra. Arctic plants are short but mighty. Keep
Photo: Western Arctic National Parklands, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
裸茎条果芥, 裸莖條果芥
English
Nakedstem wallflower

Synonyms

  • Arabis gmelinii Willd. ex Ledeb.
  • Arabis latifolia Willd. ex Ledeb.
  • Arabis siliculosa Lam.
  • Arabis tatarica Pall.
  • Parrya arabidiflora G.Nicholson
  • Parrya macrocarpa var. aspera Hook.
  • Parrya macrocarpa var. glabra (DC.) Hook.
  • Parrya nudicaulis f. albiflora Cody
  • Parrya nudicaulis subsp. interior Hultén
  • Parrya nudicaulis subsp. nudicaulis
  • Parrya nudicaulis subsp. septentrionalis Hultén
  • Parrya nudicaulis var. grandiflora Hultén
  • Parrya nudicaulis var. interior (Hultén) B.Boivin
  • Parrya nudicaulis var. nudicaulis

Characteristics

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

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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.