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Rock Cress (Arabis caucasica) is a resilient perennial forb or subshrub that thrives in diverse environments across the Mediterranean and Middle East, including Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Greece, Iran, Italy, and Turkey. Rock Cress (Latin: Arabis caucasica) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Rock Cress is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Rock Cress is a member native to ALB, ALG, BUL, EAI, GRC, and IRN. Rock Cress thrives in light to moderate shade and prefers well-drained soils that are either sandy, medium, or clayey.
Rock Cress grows best in USDA zone 4-9, 8/10 light, dry, moist water, and perennial life cycle. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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