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Alpine rock cress

Arabis alpina, the Alpine rock-cress, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to mountainous areas of Europe, North and East Africa, Central and Eastern Asia and parts of North America. In the British Isles, it is only known to occur in a few locations in the Cuillin Ridge of the Isle of Skye. It inhabits damp gravels and screes, often over limestone.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Arabis alpina
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Arabis
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Brassicales
Habit: herb