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Arabis scabra All.

Bristol rock-cress (Brassicaceae / Cruciferae)

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Synonym | Arabis stricta Huds.

Arabis scabra is a very rare species, restricted to the Avon Gorge in Bristol, and introduced to another site in Somerset; its inflorescences consist of a few white flowers.

Bristol (VC34: West Gloucestershire); 2022-03-28

 Bristol rock-cress / Arabis scabra: _Arabis scabra_ is a very rare species, restricted to the Avon Gorge in Bristol, and introduced to another site in Somerset; its inflorescences consist of a few white flowers.

Fruit

Bristol (VC34: West Gloucestershire); 2016-05-08

 Bristol rock-cress / Arabis scabra: Fruit

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