Arabis shortii (Fernald) Gleason

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Arabis shortii (Fern.) Gleason
Brassicaceae
Det.: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2005
OGLE COUNTY 42° 02’ 52.3” N. Lat. 089° 20’ 44.3”
W. Long. [GPS]. T.24 N., R 10 E., SE 1/4 NE1/4 SW 1/4
sect. 28. West side of IL Route 2, west side of the Rock
River, 0.5 mile north of main entrance to the Stronghold
and Blackhawk Presbytery and camp. Upper portion of
ridge just below The Castle, south of Mud Creek.
Elevation ca. 722-738 feet. Dolomite cliffs / outcrops.
Dry-mesic upland forest at ridgetop, with Acer
negundo, Acer saccharum, Aquilegia canadensis,
Juglans nigra, Pellaea glabella, Quercus
muhlenbergii, Q. rubra, Ribes cynosbati, Solidago
flexicaulis, Tilia americana. Flowers cream-yellow;
occasional local delicate herb in small pockets of humus,
shaded dolomite cliff faces; stems appressed to rock.
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