Arabis rigidissima var. demota Calflora

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Taxon Report

Arabis rigidissima Rollins var. demota Rollins

Carson range rock cress, Trinity mountain rockcress

Arabis rigidissima var. demota is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Nevada.

also called Boechera rigidissima

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~3 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Arabis rigidissima
Genus:	Arabis
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Arabis rigidissima var. demota from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ARRID) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/13/2025).