Pioneer Rockcress

Arabis platysperma A. Gray - Mustard family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 14 inches

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Purple

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Pioneer Rockcress: Anthocharis sara, Anthocharis sara stella, Pontia occidentalis

Native Range

  • USA:  California, Oregon
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.