Arabis drummondii
Drummond's Rock Cress
Flower Top
West Block, Cypress Hills
10-June-2005
Note the four long and two short stamens, an arrangement typical of the Cruciferae family.
Note that the key to the species in Flora of Alberta requires:
siliques generally more than 1.5 mm wide; NOT less than 1.5 mm wide | |
siliques 2-3 mm wide; NOT 1-2.5 mm wide |
According to Flora of the Great Plains, the siliques are 1.5 to 2.3 mm wide. The rest of the answers to the key questions are listed below.
Drummondii: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this species.
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Arabis: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this genus. These answers do not apply to all members of Arabis found in the Canadian prairies, but they do apply to this species.
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Cruciferae: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora leading to this family.
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