USDA Forest Service Celebrating Wildflowers
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Critically Imperiled Plant Profile
(Not Listed or Proposed under the Endangered Species Act)

Basal leaves form a rosette. Photo by James Morefield, Nevada Natural Heritage Program.

Arabis rectissima var. simulans range map.
Arabis rectissima var. simulans, bristlyleaf rockcress
- Also known as: Washoe tall rockcress
Threats
- Restricted to the Central Carson Range of western Nevada
- Recreational disturbance
- Hybridization with Arabis holboellii
- Lack of forest succession
Conservation Status
National Forest and Grassland Occurrence
More Information

Washoe tall rockcress is tall indeed for a rockcress. Photo by James Morefield, Nevada Natural Heritage Program.

Flowers of this rockcress are not showy. Photo by James Morefield, Nevada Natural Heritage Program.

The long, narrow fruits of this mustard family member are called "silicles". Photo by James Morefield, Nevada Natural Heritage Program.
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U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program
1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/profiles/critically_imperiled/arabis_rectissima_simulans/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:35:23 EDT