Latin name: Boechera arcuata (Nutt.) Windham &
  Al-Shehbaz
  Pronunciation: BOO-ker-a ar-kew-AY-ta
  Common name: Arched elegant rock-cress, Arching
  rock-cress
  Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
  Habitat: Dry slopes, chaparral, shrubland and wood-
  land to 6000', San Diego Co. north
  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Boechera
  (2) arcuata
  Formerly Arabis sparsiflora var. arcuata
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