[Rockcresses: The Genera Arabis, Boechera and Turritis in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress

Arabis furcata

Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii

Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress: Arabis furcata (Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii) - Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress: Arabis furcata (Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii)

Cascade rockcress as seen near the summit of Lookout Mountain at the northern edge of the Badger Creek Wilderness.........July 4, 2013 (left) and July 3, 2024 (right).

Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress: Arabis furcata (Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii) - Close-up of the inflorescence of Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress: Arabis furcata (Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii) - Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress: Arabis furcata (Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii)

Cascade rockcress as seen near the summit of Lookout Mountain at the northern edge of the Badger Creek Wilderness.........June 21, 2014.

Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress: Arabis furcata (Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii) - Maturing fruits of Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress: Arabis furcata (Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii) - Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress: Arabis furcata (Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii)

Cascade rockcress blooming (or with seed capsules) along the upper portion of the South Fork Conrad Creek and near Warm Lake, Goat Rocks Wilderness.........July 23, 2016.

Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress: Arabis furcata (Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii) - Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress: Arabis furcata (Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii)

Cascade rockcress blooming (or with seed capsules) in meadows along an old pack trail between the South and North Forks of Conrad Creek, Goat Rocks Wilderness.........July 21, 2016.

Basal leaves of Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress: Arabis furcata (Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii) - Basal leaves of Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress: Arabis furcata (Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii)

Fruits of Cascade Rockcress, Columbia Gorge Rockcress, Fork-haired Rockcress: Arabis furcata (Synonyms: Arabis furcata var. furcata, Arabis suksdorfii)

Basal leaves and fruits of cascade rockcress as seen along the Ironstone Trail #1141 about one-quarter mile west of its eastern trailhead near Cash Prairie, William O. Douglas Wilderness..........July 25, 2015.

Paul Slichter