CPC National Collection Plant Profile
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CPC National Collection Plant Profile
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Arabis perstellata
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Arabis perstellata is Fully Sponsored |
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Primary
custodian for this plant in the CPC National Collection of Endangered
Plants is: |
Kimberlie McCue, Ph.D. contributed to this Plant Profile. |
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Arabis perstellata was named by E. L. Braun from plants collected between 1936 and 1939 on wooded hillsides along Elkhorn Creek in Franklin County, Kentucky. The plant is distinguished from other Arabis by the stellate (star-shaped) hairs on its stems and leaves. Braun's rockcress flowers from late March to early May, showing petals that range in color from white to lavender (Rollins 1960).
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Current Research Summary
Current Management Summary
Research Management Needs
Ex Situ Needs
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References |
Gleason, H.A.; Cronquist, A. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Bronx: The New York Botanical Garden. |
Gray, A.; Fernald, M.L. 1987. Gray's manual of botany: a handbook of the flowering plants and ferns of the central and northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. Portland, Or.: Dioscorides Press. 1632p. |
Pyne, M.; Gay, M.; Shea, A. 1995. Guide to rare plants - Tennessee Division of Forestry District 5. Nashville: Tennessee Dept. Agriculture, Division of Forestry. |
Scoggan, H.J. 1978. The Flora of Canada. National Museums of CA, Publications in Botany. |
Voss, E.G. 1996. Michigan Flora Parts I, II, and III. Cranbrook Institute of Science and University of Michigan Herbarium. |
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the U.S., Canada, and Greenland. In: Kartesz, J.T.; Meacham, C.A., editors. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden. Chapel Hill, NC. |
(2002). New York Botanical Garden--The Virtual Herbarium. [Searchable Web site] New York Botanical Garden. Fordham Road Bronx, New York. http://scisun.nybg.org:8890/searchdb/owa/wwwspecimen.searchform. Accessed: 2002. |
USFWS. (1990). Endangered and Threatened Species Accounts. [Web page] U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Endangered Species. http://ecos.fws.gov/servlet/TESSSpeciesQuery. Accessed: 2002. |
Braun, E.L. 1940. New plants from Kentucky. Rhodora. 42: 47-49. |
Rollins, R.C. 1960. Arabis perstellata in Tennessee. Rhodora. 62: 242-244. |
USFWS. 1976. Proposed Endangered Status for 1700 U.S. Plants. Federal Register. 41: 24523-24572. |
USFWS. 1995. Determination of endangered status for Arabis perstellata. Federal Register. 60, 1: 56-61. |
White, D.L. 1998. Rare Plants of the Bluegrass. Naturally Kentucky, Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission. Number 26: 1,4. |
Jones, R.L. 1991. Status survey report on Arabis perstellata var. perstellata. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission. p.78 pages, 17 figures. |
Kral, R. 1983. A report on some rare, threatened or endangered forest related vascular plants of the south. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Forest Service. p.718. USFS technical publication R8-TP2, . Vol. 1. |
Kral, R. 1983. A report on some rare, threatened, or endangered forest-related vascular plants of the South. Athens, GA: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service. p.1305. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service Technical. |
Kral, R. 1983. Status report on Arabis perstellata. U.S. Forest Service. Unpublished report. |
Medley, M.E. 1980. Status report on Arabis perstellata var. perstellata. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Region IV. Unpublished report. contract #14-16-004-79-105. |
Medley, M.E. 1981. Status report on Arabis perstellata var. ampla. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Region IV. Unpublished report. contract #14-16-004-79-105. |
USFWS. 1997. Recovery Plan for Arabis perstellata Braun (Braun's Rockcress). Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. p.21. |
| This profile was updated on 3/4/2010 |