Arabis sparsiflora Calflora

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Taxon Report

Arabis sparsiflora Nutt.

(not an active name)

Elegant rock cress, Sicklepod rock cress, Sicklepod rockcress

Arabis sparsiflora is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Boechera sparsiflora


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

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Boechera sparsiflora

Information about Arabis sparsiflora from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (ARSP) 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 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: 04/02/2025).