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Sand Cress
Arabis lyrata		  
Family Mustard (Brassicaceae)
Bloom Summer
Habitat Dunes, rocky or sandy soil
Status Native
Cycle Biennial/Perennial
Height 4-16"
Flower Flowers are tiny white flowers with 4 petals 3/8" wide.
Leaf Leaves are long, curly, deeply lobed in a circle at the base.  Upper leaves are long without lobes and are sparse.
Notes Sand Cress is much smaller and more delicate than the other plants of the foredune.  Although small and delicate in appearance, this is an amazingly resilient plant which can be found in the dry, harsh, and relatively unprotected areas of foredunes.

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