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Bristol Rock-cress
Arabis scabra
Arabis scabra, the Bristol rockcress, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Bristol region, including the Avon Gorge. It grows in shallow soils, scree and rocky ledges. It has been introduced to other locations in England, with populations usually being short-lived, with the exception of Combwich, where it can still be found.
From the article Arabis scabra on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Arabis scabra is primarily a montane Mediterranean species, occurring on warm, limestone slopes of the Pyrenees in France and Spain, the mountains of northern and north-eastern Iberia, south-eastern France and the south-western Alps. It grows in very shallow, lime-rich soils—on scree, rocky ledges and open woodland edges where taller competitors are scarce. In England it is native only to the Avon Gorge near Bristol; isolated introductions elsewhere (for example at Combwich) have generally failed to persist.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 371913.