Arabis caucasica

Botanical Description

Arabis caucasica is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a cluster of loose, spreading rosettes of leaves from which develop elongated racemes of flowers. The plant grows around 15cm in leaf tall, 20 - 35cm when in flower[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant can be harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it can be used as a ground cover. Extensively cultivated as an ornamental plant, it rarely escapes from cultivation and becomes locally naturalized[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].