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Brassicaceae

Nakedstem wallflower

Parrya nudicaulis (L.) Regel

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

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English
Nakedstem wallflower

Synonyms

  • Achoriphragma ajanense (N.Busch) Soják
  • Achoriphragma nudicaule (L.) Soják
  • Arabis grandiflora L.
  • Arabis nudicaulis DC.
  • Cardamine articulata Pursh
  • Cardamine nudicaulis L.
  • Cheiranthus scapiger Adans
  • Hesperis arabidiflora DC.
  • Hesperis scapigera DC.
  • Matthiola nudicaulis Trautv.
  • Neuroloma ajanense (N.Busch) Botsch.
  • Neuroloma arabidiflorum DC.
  • Neuroloma nudicaule DC.
  • Neuroloma scapigerum DC.
  • Parrya ajanensis N.Busch
  • Parrya linnaeana Ledeb.
  • Parrya macrocarpa R.Br.
  • Parrya scapigera G.Don

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, 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.